Klamath River Dam Removal and Restoration (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Sept. 11, 2024 |
| Report Number |
IF11616 |
| Report Type |
In Focus |
| Authors |
Charles V. Stern, Pervaze A. Sheikh |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The Klamath River Basin (Figure 1)—a 12,000 square mile
area on the California-Oregon border—is a focal point for
discussions on water allocation and species protection.
These issues have generated conflict among farmers,
federally recognized tribes (hereinafter, Tribes), fishermen,
federal water project and wildlife refuge managers,
environmental groups, hydropower facility operators, and
state and local governments. Congress has been involved in
efforts to resolve these ongoing conflicts.
Four privately owned hydroelectric dams were recently
removed from the river as part of a multi-decadal effort to
resolve some of the basin’s conflicts; this dam removal
project was the largest and most complex project of its kind
to date in the United States and involved coordination
among local, tribal, state, and federal stakeholders.
