Iron Gate Dam (California) - Wikipedia
Iron Gate Dam was an earthfill hydroelectric dam on the Klamath River in northern California, outside Hornbrook, California, that opened in 1964.The dam blocked the Klamath River to create the Iron Gate Lake Reservoir. It was the lowermost of a series of power dams on the river, the Klamath River Hydroelectric Project, operated by PacifiCorp.It also posed the first barrier to migrating salmon ...
No turning back: The largest dam removal in US history begins
Jan 16, 2024 · Become a Sponsor. The largest dam removal in U.S. history entered a critical phase last week, with the lowering of dammed reservoirs on the Klamath River. On Thursday, the gate on a 16-foot-wide ...
Tearing down Klamath dams: The world’s largest dam demolition
Aug 31, 2023 · Water will flow into Iron Gate reservoir. A yellow front-end loader trundles to a tunnel at the base of the Iron Gate dam, next to the spillway. This tunnel is where every drop of muddy water will pour into the river starting in January, draining Iron Gate reservoir by up to about 5 feet a day.
California is engaged in the world’s largest dam removal project in ...
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 ...
The world’s largest dam removal will touch many lives in the …
Nov 18, 2022 · Next year, deconstruction work will begin at JC Boyle Dam in Southern Oregon and Copco 1, Copco 2 and Iron Gate dams in Northern California with the biggest dams scheduled to be removed in 2024 ...
Demolition starts on Iron Gate Dam, one of the last Klamath River …
May 12, 2024 · The Iron Gate Dam was the last of the dams built to provide electricity to Northern California in the early 20th century. The reservoir behind the 173-foot-high dam, which went into service in ...
Major California dam removal continues with demolition of largest …
Apr 30, 2024 · In January, the reservoir behind Iron Gate Dam was drained using an old outlet tunnel at the base of the dam, a first step to the deconstruction. The lakebed, which is now mostly dry and...
Nation’s largest dam removal marks milestone: the freeing of a ... - MSN
Iron Gate Reservoir is expected to be nearly empty of water in about two to three weeks, with water levels dropping at least 5 feet a day. Next week, work crews plan to similarly pull the plug of ...
Historic dam removal poses challenge of restoring both river and ...
Oct 19, 2023 · Standing on an outcrop of volcanic rock, Joshua Chenoweth looks across the languid waters of California’s Iron Gate Reservoir and imagines the transformation in store for the landscape. In early 2024, operators will open the floodgates on the 49-meter-high dam that blocks the Klamath River, allowing the more than 50 million tons of water it ...
Removal of Iron Gate Dam on Klamath river begins
Jan 11, 2024 · News. Removal of Iron Gate Dam on Klamath river begins. In a landmark development, the removal of the Iron Gate Dam on the Klamath River, as part of the most extensive dam removal and river restoration project in US history, kicks off today.