Klamath River
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‘The Evergreen’: A year after undamming the Klamath, two dams still remain
Today, we’re bringing you up to date on the Klamath River. What’s on folks’ minds now that all the dams are out a year later — and what still needs to be done to piece this basin together again?
Oregon Field Guide
Salmon return to the Klamath’s Oregon waters, but the river’s headwaters are still blocked
After decades of conflict, farmers and tribes say they’re working in concert to restore salmon habitat in the Klamath Basin. But two dams remain - one that blocks fish passage another that plays a key role for agriculture.
Scientists cast a net to study fish migration in the rejuvenated Klamath River
Researchers are using advanced technology and creative methods to study how migrating salmon and steelhead are returning to the river after the removal of four dams.
Fish biologists collaborate to track pioneering Klamath River salmon
Chinook salmon are spawning in streams above four former dam sites on the Klamath River in numbers that are astounding biologists. Now, a network of tribes, agencies, university researchers, and conservation groups is working together to track the fish as they explore the newly opened habitat.
Watch: Klamath River reemerges after the removal of four dams
OPB video captures four Klamath River dam sites and Copco Lake reservoir before and after a $500 million removal operation.
Removal of dams on the Klamath River nears completion
A new landscape and river are emerging in the Klamath Basin.

Klamath River water improving, according to California water board
Concerns about the presence of heavy metals like lead and arsenic in the river after several dams were breached were first voiced by residents and Siskiyou County officials in March.

The Klamath River’s Iron Gate comes down, one scoop at a time
Deconstruction of Iron Gate dam, the lowest of the four dams along the Oregon-California border, has begun.

Science & Environment
California county declares local emergency over Klamath River water quality concerns
The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors proclaimed a local emergency and requested that the governor proclaim a state of emergency based on water quality concerns in the Klamath River as four dams are being removed.

‘The Evergreen’: What Klamath dam removal means to tribes
We hear the perspective of tribes living along the Klamath River: what the country’s largest dam removal project means to them and their hopes for the future.