Kayaking on the Elwha River Photo by Thomas O'Keefe

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Rivers of Power: A Citizen’s Guide to River Restoration through Hydropower Reform

Learn about hydropower's impacts in California, ways these dams harm rivers, how citizens can restore rivers using the FERC licensing process, licensing success stories, and more.

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Link River Dam, East Side P-2082

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FERC project name: Klamath

In 1921 PacifiCorp’s predecessor, the California Oregon Power Company blasted channels through a rock formation at the outlet of Upper Klamath Lake and constructed Link River Dam to control lake levels, supply water to the Klamath Irrigation Project, and produce hydropower.

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