Klamath River, OR and CA

By August, 2024, the four dams blocking the flow of the Klamath River in California and Oregon were removed. After more than 100 years, nearly 640 km of salmon habitat were restored. Two of the dams and their reservoirs, Copco 1 and Copco 2 in northern California, are shown before and after removal. The images were acquired July 18, 2024 and August 15, 2020, cover an area of 16.5 by 22.5 km, and are located at 42.1 degrees north, 122.2 degrees west.

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Klamath River, 2020 Type: (JPG) Size: (286,150 bytes) Resolution ( 1,500 x 1,100 )

Klamath River, 2024 Type: (JPG) Size: (378,918 bytes) Resolution ( 1,500 x 1,100 )