Bureau of Reclamation

Built World

Operates remaining Link River and Keno dams; manages Klamath Project water allocations

Four dams on the Klamath River came down in 2024. Within two salmon runs, more than 21,000 Chinook salmon swam upstream into 345 km of habitat blocked for over a century.

Updated 2 days ago

Rule Changes

Operates the reservoirs under the new rules

Farmers and cities across the Southwest just learned how much less river water they will get. On August 22, the US Department of the Interior signed rules cutting Arizona, California and Nevada by about 1.25 million acre-feet a year, roughly 21% of their Colorado River supply. Arizona takes the deepest cut.

Updated Aug 23