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Entries in Dams (115)

Sunday
Oct192014

Historic plan to save endangered salmon, steelhead

In a historic agreement, the Army Corps of Engineers and NOAA announced an ambitious five-year plan to replace the worn out Buckley Diversion Dam and modernize its cache system to better protect the endangered Chinook salmon and steelhead.

Saturday
Oct112014

OSU study: Rivers recover fast after dam removal

A study of the removal of two dams in Oregon suggests that rivers can return surprisingly fast to a condition close to their natural state, both physically and biologically, and that the biological recovery might outpace the physical recovery.

LINK (via:KTVZ)

Saturday
Sep272014

The Conowingo Scandal 

Saving the Chesapeake starts at the Conowingo Dam.

Sunday
Sep142014

A River Runs Through It ... Again 

Proof positive that dam removal has gone mainstream.

LINK (via: The Weather Channel)

Tuesday
Sep092014

Best year ever for the Bonneville Dam cam

Check it out

This year's return is very impressive and shows what spilling some extra water can do to help bring back what was lost.

Here are the most recent numbers.

There's also a few steelhead in the mix.

Friday
Sep052014

The Last Dam on Whychus Creek Slated for Removal

Photo: Ian Shane

Another one bites the dust.

The removal of the last remaining concrete dam on Whychus Creek near Sisters, Oregon is slated to get underway following a ceremony on Monday.

LINK (via: Jefferson Public Radio)

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