Comments on: A Brief History of the Contentious Klamath River Salmon Recovery/Dam Removal Issue

By: Susan Gleason

Susan Gleason — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:29:36 +0000

For the person wondering when the dams were built:
Copco I – 1911
Copco II – `1918
Both Iron Gate and John C. Boyle were after 1960

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:29:32 +0000

Early 1900s for the key structures. They’re pretty old.

By: dcoffin

dcoffin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:35:23 +0000

Does anyone know when the dams were built?

By: Fly Fisher

Fly Fisher — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:42:38 +0000

This is an issue that has fostered some very harsh feelings from both sides. You do a great job of leaving the emotion out of your article and presenting the facts. Very well done!

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Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:23:13 +0000

[...] educating myself on this complex issue, but I favor Klamath River dam removal. Tom Chandler at the Trout Underground fly fishing blog wrote an excellent must-read post that provides details of the history and important groups: For more than a decade, Northern [...]

By: John Soares

John Soares — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:56:23 +0000

Tom, you did a great job summarizing a complex issue.

Glad you got some good use out of that unpublished article!

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Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:45:45 +0000

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