For the first time in more than 100 years, Chinook salmon have been spotted at the confluence of the Sprague and Williamson rivers in Chiloquin, the government seat of the Klamath Tribes in Southern Oregon.
It’s the latest milestone following the removal of four dams on the Klamath River last year, which was the largest river restoration project in U.S. history.
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Scientists have been tracking the migration of this year’s run of fall Chinook as they’ve passed all of the old dam sites on the river.
Last week they reached a huge milestone: A Chinook was photographed entering Upper Klamath Lake. But it was unclear how that fish and the others waiting to scale the fish ladder would fare in the lake, which has been plagued by water quality issues, including toxic cyanobacteria blooms.
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“We figure that right now, there are possibly more than 100 salmon that have made it — that are above the Link River Dam,” said Ray.
If the salmon are happy, I'm happy.
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