Klamath River dam removal project
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The Klamath River dam removal project is a large-scale environmental restoration effort to dismantle several hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River to improve fish passage, water quality, and ecosystem health.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Klamath River dam removal project canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam removal project
ⓘ
environmental restoration project ⓘ river restoration project ⓘ |
| affects |
anadromous fish migration
ⓘ
salmon habitat ⓘ tribal fishing rights ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve fish passage
ⓘ
improve water quality ⓘ restore ecosystem health ⓘ restore salmon runs ⓘ restore steelhead trout runs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| environmentalFocus |
native fish recovery
ⓘ
river ecosystem restoration ⓘ water quality improvement ⓘ |
| expectedOutcome |
improved cultural resources for tribes
ⓘ
improved water temperature conditions ⓘ increased access to spawning habitat for salmon ⓘ reconnection of riverine processes ⓘ reduction of toxic algal blooms ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
dam deconstruction
ⓘ
habitat restoration ⓘ reservoir drawdown ⓘ river channel restoration ⓘ sediment management ⓘ |
| includesDam |
Copco No. 1 Dam
NERFINISHED
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Copco No. 2 Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Gate Dam ⓘ J.C. Boyle Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Klamath River ⓘ Oregon ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
ecological restoration
ⓘ
removal of hydroelectric dams ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Klamath Basin water conflicts
ⓘ
hydropower license surrender ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Klamath River
ⓘ
surface form:
Klamath River basin
|
| scale | large-scale ⓘ |
| stakeholder |
Karuk people
ⓘ
surface form:
Karuk Tribe
Klamath people ⓘ
surface form:
Klamath River tribes
PacifiCorp ⓘ U.S. federal agencies ⓘ Yurok people ⓘ
surface form:
Yurok Tribe
commercial fishermen ⓘ recreational fishermen ⓘ California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
state of California
Oregon ⓘ
surface form:
state of Oregon
|
| typeOfDamRemoved | hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
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