Copco Lake - Wikipedia
WEBCopco Lake was an artificial lake on the Klamath River in Siskiyou County, California, near the Oregon border. The lake's waters were impounded by the Copco Number 1 Dam, which was completed in 1922 as part of the Klamath River Hydroelectric Project.
Residents saddened by loss of Copco Lake amid Klamath dam …
WEBResidents saddened by loss of Copco Lake amid Klamath dam removal. Drawdown of three reservoirs on the Klamath River is well underway, and this step in the dam removal process has already ...
The largest dam removal project in the US is completed - CNN
WEBSep 1, 2024 · 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...
Largest dam removal in U.S. history frees Klamath River - Los Angeles Times
WEBAug 28, 2024 · The largest dam removal project in U.S. history has freed the Klamath River, inspiring hope among Indigenous activists who pushed for rewilding to help save salmon.
No turning back: The largest dam removal in US history begins
WEBCopco 1, located on the Klamath River in Northern California, is one of three remaining dams in the Lower Klamath Project that will be deconstructed later this year. Juliet Grable for NPR
With one down, Klamath dam removal proceeds on schedule
WEBJul 18, 2023 · The first of four hydroelectric dams along the Oregon-California border has been removed from the main stem of the Klamath River. All that remains of the dam known as Copco 2 in Siskiyou...
Things to know about the Klamath River dam removal project, the …
WEBSep 29, 2023 · A view shows the Copco 1 Dam in Hornbrook, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. The dam is one of a series of four dams along the Klamath River which are part of the largest dam removal project in United States history.
Residents shocked and saddened by loss of Copco Lake amid Klamath dam ...
WEBFeb 3, 2024 · The influx of fine sediment and dead algae now flowing down the Klamath impaired water quality below Iron Gate, the farthest downriver dam. Oxygen levels became depleted but soon improved ...
(PHOTOS) Removal of Copco No. 2 Dam Complete, Restoring …
WEBNov 2, 2023 · Completed in 1925, Copco No. 2 was a diversion dam that funneled the river’s flows out of the canyon and into a tunnel system that sent the water to the Copco No. 2 powerhouse located...
The first of 4 dams on the KIamath River in NorCal has been ... - SFGATE
WEBNov 17, 2023 · Work crews completed the deconstruction of Copco No. 2 — a hydroelectric dam on the Klamath River near the Oregon-California border — in early November, according to a press release from...