Salmon swim freely in the Klamath River for 1st time in a century after dams removed

Salmon make their way back up the Klamath River after dam removal

Researchers determined that Chinook salmon began migrating Oct. 3 into previously inaccessible habitat above the site of the now-removed Iron Gate dam.

Salmon swim freely in the Klamath River for 1st time in a century after dams removed

For the first time in more than a century, salmon are swimming freely along the Klamath River and its tributaries near the California-Oregon line. That development comes just days after

Salmon swim freely in Klamath River for 1st time in a century after dams removed

For the first time in more than a century, salmon are swimming freely along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a major watershed near the California-Oregon border — just days after the largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed. Researchers determined that Chinook salmon began migrating Oct. 3 into previously inaccessible habitat above the site of the former Iron Gate dam, one of four towering dams demolished as part of a nat…