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the Klamath River Photo Project Early Summer update 2024
The Upper Klamath Lake of Oregon, for surface area, is one of the United States’ largest freshwater lakes at approximately 96 square mile (61,543 acres). Combined with its interconnected neighbor, Agency Lake, it’s over 109 square miles (70,000 acres) at about 25 miles long and 2.5 to 12.5 miles wide. [1] The Lake is fed…
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the Klamath River Photo Project – Undamming the Klamath
After decades of peaceful protest, scientific study, and political wrangling, four Klamath dams are coming down. River renewal has begun. The Klamath River Renewal Project is managed by the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) whose mission “is to remove the Klamath hydroelectric dams and restore a free-flowing river.” This is a remarkable turning point in…