With the dams gone, salmon will be able to dart past warm sections of river and into these cool pockets for the first time in over 100 years. Related: Commercial salmon fishermen eye Klamath dam ...

Work on the removal of the earthen Iron Gate Dam is in its final phase. The removal of four dams on the Klamath River is intended to restore the ecosystem and upstream spawning habitats for salmon.

In a period of 16 months, four dams built between 1903 and 1962 came down as part of a monumental effort to clear 35 miles of the Klamath River spanning Oregon and California. The project owner ...

Four giant dams on the Klamath are being razed as part of the largest dam removal project in U.S. history, a victory for the tribes who have led a decades-long campaign to restore the river.

As removal of dams frees Klamath River, California tribes see hope of saving salmon. The removal of dams and the draining of reservoirs has enabled the Klamath River to return to its historic channel.