First Salmon Since 1912 Spotted In Klamath Basin Just Weeks After Dam Removal In Oregon
The removal of the four hydroelectric dams — iron gate dam, copco dams 1 and 2, and jc boyle dam — allows the region’s iconic salmon population to swim freely along the. This little fellow carried the flag for his species’ triumphant return into the klamath river basin following a massive recent dam removal. 16, 2024, in a tributary of the klamath river after removal of the dams, marking the first fish to return. Chinook salmon have returned to the klamath basin for the first time since the construction of hydroelectric dams on the klamath river in 1912, the oregon department of. The fall chinook, which have returned from the ocean to spawn, were spotted just two weeks after the last remnants of iron gate dam were removed from the river’s main stem.
First salmon since 1912 spotted in oregon's klamath basin months after dam removal. Boyle dam, becoming the first anadromous fish to. For the first time since 1912, wildlife officials say salmon are returning to.