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Satellite image of Klamath River reservoirs captured on December 23, 2023, by the Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9.
Satellite image of Klamath River reservoirs captured on February 25, 2024, by the Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9. The Klamath River dam removal, spanning from 2023 to 2024, marks the largest project of its kind aimed at restoring riparian habitats by dismantling four major dams. The Klamath River in southern Oregon and northern California is now running freer. In late 2023 and early 2024, four of the six dams along the river were breached and reservoirs drained. These actions were part of an effort to restore hundreds of miles of riparian habitat. It is thought to be theThe four dams—Iron Gate, Copco No. 1, Copco No. 2, and J.C. Boyle—were built between 1918 and 1962 to generate electricity.
More-visible changes would come later, after the upper image was acquired with the OLI-2 on Landsat 9 on December 23, 2023. At that time, the Iron Gate, Copco No. 1, and J.C. Boyle dams were still holding back water. Drawdown of the Iron Gate Reservoirfrom the Klamath River Renewal Corporation , the organization managing the project. The result is evident in the second image , acquired with the OLI-2 on Landsat 9 on February 25.
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