Klamath River - Lower - CA

Dick Davis, pictured right, of Crescent City, landed a nice early-season Klamath River king salmon on Wednesday. The fall quota will go into effect on the Klamath River for fall-run Chinook salmon beginning Aug. 15. Davis was fishing with guide Mike Coopman, also pictured. Photo courtesy of Mike Coopman’s Guide Service.

The planned removal of four dams on the Klamath River is intended to help improve fish runs and prevent disease outbreaks like the one that has stricken these juvenile salmon.

A stretch of the Klamath River, which flows 250 miles from Upper Klamath Lake in Oregon to the Pacific Ocean in Northern California.

At 173ft, the earthen Iron Gate Dam is the tallest of four dams planned to be removed from the Klamath River in California and Oregon.

A project map showing the dams along the Klamath River, including four that are scheduled to be removed.

An aerial view of Copco 1 Dam on the Klamath River in California. It is one of four dams scheduled to be removed as part of the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement.