‘The river is free’: historic US dam removal nears completion

Tribes fought for decades to restore the Klamath to its natural state and protect the salmon that spawn there

Salmon will swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border for the first time in more than a century, as the largest dam-removal project in US history nears completion this week.

Workers breached the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday, clearing the way for the river to run unobstructed.