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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 ...
The Iron Gate Dam, which opened in 1964 as the last of four dams that, at nearly 200 feet tall each, regulated the flow of the river and time releases for the local water supply in Northern ...
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]
Rindge Dam near Malibu, California, built in 1924, completely silted and abandoned by the 1950s. The 100 ft (30 m) privately owned Rindge Dam on Malibu Creek in the Santa Monica Mountains of California was built in 1924 and has been allowed to completely fill with sediment, making it functionally obsolete but still a potential hazard.
The removal of the four hydroelectric dams — Iron Gate Dam, Copco Dams 1 and 2, and JC Boyle Dam — allows the region’s iconic salmon population to swim freely along the Klamath River and its ...
There are several ways dams can be removed and the chosen method will depend on many factors. The size and type of the dam, the amount of sediment behind the dam, the aquatic environment below the dam, who owns the dam and what their priorities are, and the timeframe of dam removal are all factors that affect how the dam will be removed. [9]
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 ...