Iron Gate Dam (California)
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Iron Gate Dam is a earthfill hydroelectric dam on the Klamath River
in northern California
. It is the lowermost of a series of power dams on the river, the Klamath River Hydroelectric Project, owned by PacifiCorp
. It also poses the first barrier to migrating salmon
in the Klamath.
Klamath River
The Klamath River is an American river that flows southwest through Oregon and northern California, cutting through the Cascade Range to empty into the Pacific Ocean. The river drains an extensive watershed of almost that stretches from the high desert country of the Great Basin to the temperate...
in northern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is the lowermost of a series of power dams on the river, the Klamath River Hydroelectric Project, owned by PacifiCorp
PacifiCorp
PacifiCorp is an electric power company in the northwestern United States.PacifiCorp has three primary subsidiaries:# Pacific Power is a regulated electric utility with service territory throughout Oregon, northern California, and southeastern Washington.# Rocky Mountain Power is a regulated...
. It also poses the first barrier to migrating salmon
Salmon
Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...
in the Klamath.