Klamath Basin: Landmark Agreement to Remove Four Mainstem Dams
Forty-four parties have signed two settlement agreements that chart an historic course for managing water and restoring fish populations in the Klamath Basin. The Geos Institute played a lead science...
View ArticleGold Ray Dam Removed
For four years we worked alongside Jackson County to determine the future of Gold Ray Dam - a 35-foot high, unused hydroelectric dam that interfered with native fish passage to 350 miles of the Rogue...
View ArticleMapping the Rogue Basin
The Geos Institute has created a series of maps for the Rogue Basin to aid aquatic biologists and land managers with restoration efforts. Click individual maps to view a larger pdf. {Module [359]}
View ArticleLittle Butte Creek Construction Complete
The lower reaches of Little Butte Creek, among the most important salmon producing tributaries in the Rogue Basin, were straightened around 1950 with disastrous consequences for native fish. We worked...
View ArticleWagner Creek Diversion Structure to Be Replaced With Fish Friendly Design
Geos Institute just completed a landowner and water user agreements with 19 parties allowing the replacement of a diversion structure on Wagner Creek (near Talent, Oregon) with a structure that will...
View ArticleImproving Fish Passage at Gold Hill Irrigation District‘s Dam and Canal
Craig TussThe Gold Hill Irrigation District operates a diversion dam on the Rogue River near the town of Gold Hill. The principle fish passage impediment at this facility is to downstream migrating,...
View ArticleGold Hill Irrigation District Improves Fish Passage at Dam on Rogue River
On August 18th, 2014, The Gold Hill Irrigation District began construction to improve fish passage at their diversion dam on the Rogue River. The district’s diversion dam and canal have been in place...
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