CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

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CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL - ISSUE 242749 - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2024

With Historic Removal of Four Dams, Klamath River Flows Again Unhindered

Water flowing down dam

All work concluded in September, clearing 35 river miles of infrastructure and debris while opening more than 400 miles for salmon passage for the first time since the structures were built.

October 21, 2024
Tim Newcomb - Engineering News-Record

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, the Klamath River Renewal Corp., describes it as the largest dam removal effort in U.S.—and possibly world—history.

Reprinted courtesy of Tim Newcomb, Engineering News-Record

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