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From the sediment-filled Matilija Dam to the seismically unsafe Potter Valley Project complex on the North Coast, momentum around removing dams that do more harm than good is growing.
Visiting an overlook during the final phase of dam removal work at the Iron Gate Dam, Mark Bransom, chief executive of the Klamath River Renewal Corp., said: "In a month's time, you won't see any ...
Dam Height Expected year Location Watercourse Watershed Notes Copco Number 1 Dam: 132 ft (40 m) 2024 Siskiyou County: Klamath River: Klamath River: After more than 20 years of advocacy from the Un-Dam the Klamath movement, three dams on the Klamath River in California are expected to be removed by November 2024. [8]
Work on the dam removal project began in June. The smallest dam, Copco No. 2, was torn down by crews using heavy machinery. The other three dams are set to be dismantled next year, starting with a ...
The second phase is the removal of 1,165,000 cubic yards (891,000 m 3) of accumulated sediment from within the reservoir over a seven- to twelve-year time frame. Finally, scheduled ongoing sediment removal of approximately 38,000 cubic yards (29,000 m 3) per year to maintain design capacity. There are no plans to reopen its facilities to the ...
The dam and reservoir system on Stony Creek is one of the oldest in California built for agriculture and flood control. East Park Dam, impounding the Little Stony Creek tributary, is a concrete thick arch dam with a capacity of 52,000 acre-feet (64,000,000 m 3) of water. The dam is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [40]
A national push to "rewild" looks to restore natural environments that might help mitigate the effects of climate change.
Once the sediment is secure, the San Clemente Dam and Old Carmel River Dam will be completely removed. [5] Construction began in 2013 and the Carmel River was diverted by December 2014. [6] By November 2015 the San Clemente Dam was removed. The Carmel River Dam removal and project completion is slated for 2016. [7]