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I may be biased, having taken part in operations to restore some wetland along the Klamath in the past [0], but I quite look forward to seeing the river return,
by Arrath 3y ago
I may be biased, having taken part in operations to restore some wetland along the Klamath in the past [0], but I quite look forward to seeing the river return, eventually, to a more natural state.
I say eventually because there is undoubtedly a good amount of sediment trapped behind the dams that will need to flush through the river system.[1]
[0] https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2007/oct/30/levees-face-blasts-to-help-lake-fish/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2007/oct/30/levees-face-bl...
[1] https://www.americanrivers.org/2023/08/sedimentation-and-dam-removal-bringing-a-river-back-to-life/#:~:text=Another%20high%2Dprofile%20dam%20removal,clay%2C%20and%20very%20fine%20sand https://www.americanrivers.org/2023/08/sedimentation-and-dam....
- genter 3y agoThey're removing the bigger dams in the winter so there's more water to flush the sediment down stream.
- bradford 3y agoIt took years for the silt/sediment to settle during the Elwha dam removal! Now that it's complete, there's an entirely new shoreline. It's been great to see.
- Arrath 3y agoOh I know, I was part of the crew that blasted the oversized boulders in the river channel just below the dam to open the channel up wider. It was really very cool to watch! I need to go back and see it again, its been years.