California’s Klamath River Dam Removal Complete

Gov. Gavin Newsom and tribal leaders celebrated the dam demolitions to ‘bring the salmon home’ as work continues to restore former manmade lake beds.

The free-flowing Klamath River meanders through the footprint of the Copco Lake reservoir on May 9, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The demolition portion of the Klamath River Dam Removal Project to restore salmon habitat in northern California and southern Oregon was completed on Oct. 2.

Work to restore 2,200 acres of formerly submerged lands along the riverbank is expected to take several years, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom.