Success Story 2010

Gold Ray Dam

Gold Ray Dam Removal, OR Photo: WaterWatch
PROJECT NAME:
Gold Ray Dam
GRANTEE:
WaterWatch of Oregon
RESULT:
1 dam removed

Our funding supported WaterWatch’s Free the Rogue Campaign to complete the removal of three major dams on the Rogue River, freeing the lower 157 miles from recreational and fish passage barriers, boosting salmon and steelhead runs by an estimated 114,000 fish and finalizing the largest instream transfer of water in Oregon’s history. The removal of the third and final dam, the Gold Ray Dam, was completed in September.