What Is Dredging - How It Works, Advantages, Process & More

Go behind-the-scenes of a dam removal project! PG&E is removing Inskip Diversion Dam on the South Fork of Battle Creek, an important stream for resident rainbow trout, steelhead, and chinook salmon. The dam no longer served a useful purpose and the benefits of removing the dam outweigh the benefits of leaving it in place. Like surgery, river restoration is not necessarily pretty…at first. These clips were taken between June 1 and August 13, 2025. 💧 To make this project happen, the creek first h

The largest dam removal project in the history of the United States reached a major milestone in late August 2024, when crews demolished the last of four dams on the Klamath River, near the California-Oregon border. The construction of hydroelectric dams, beginning in 1918, blocked fish migration, encroached on Indigenous culture, and impacted water quality. For more than 20 years, tribal and environmental groups have advocated for the removal of the four PacifiCorp-owned dams—Copco No. 1, Copco

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How the Klamath Dams Came Down

Restoring the Klamath River: Inside the world’s largest dam removal project | Full series