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Williams-Whalen
Dam Removal

In the summer of 2024, we finished the removal of an abandoned concrete former diversion dam as part of a larger collaborative effort to restore access to habitat for native salmon and steelhead in Evans Creek, a key spawning tributary of the Rogue River.

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After

Why this one?

Williams-Whalen Dam, listed in Group 3 on the 2019 Statewide Fish Passage Barrier Priority List by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), becomes the third fish-impeding dam to be removed from Evans Creek since 2010.

Improving the resilience of the Rogue River Basin– that's our business

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This project was made possible thanks to partnerships & funding from: 

ODFW provided $472,000 in grant funding, USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program provided $25,000 in grant funding, Rogue Basin Partnership provided $6,144 in grant funding from Resources Legacy Fund, and PacifiCorp provided $4,000. Additional project partners include Rogue River Watershed Council, River Design Group, Staton Companies, M&M Services, and BLM.

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