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Elk Creek Dam News Clips and Press Releases
Up one levelA creek runs through it
The dam has been notched and water has started to find its way. Now all that's needed is for the fish to return.
Elk Creek Dam: What a boondoggle
A former Army Corps of Engineers staffer looks at the waste that was Elk Creek Dam.
End of a controversial dam
Explosives launch a $7.9 million project to notch Elk Creek Dam for salmon recovery
Corps to blast notch into Elk Creek Dam
The blast marks the beginning of the end of a long-running ecological controversy
Blasting of Elk Creek Dam will begin
Only a third complete, the dam on a branch of the Rogue River will be ripped apart to let coho salmon go upstream
Elk Creek Dam notching contract awarded
The US Army Corps of Engineers moves one step closer to notching Elk Creek Dam, awarding a contract for the deconstruction work.
Commissioners' hands tied in notching of dam
Jackson County legal representatives advise against legal action to block Elk Creek Dam notching.
Corps solidifies Elk Creek notching timeline
Work toward notching half-built Elk Creek Dam could begin as early as next month as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers moves forward with plans to open fish passage at the abandoned structure along an upper Rogue River tributary.
Elk Creek Dam supporters argue against the notch
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seems determined to push forward with plans to notch Elk Creek Dam.
'The Notch': Elk Creek Dam is poised to get a fish passage corridor
The Army Corps of Engineers plan to implement fish passage on the politically controversial Elk Creek Dam, in the Upper Rogue River basin.
Corps of Engineers to notch Elk Creek Dam for salmon
Political obstacles removed, notching of failed dam project could be a major gain for salmon and steelhead in the Rogue River basin.
Elk Creek Dam could be notched
Officials say fish corridor would be better than current trucking method
Press Release: Commercial and Recreational Fishing Groups, Conservation Organizations Blast New Elk Creek Dam Scheme (3/5/03)
Press Release: 50 Commercial and Recreational Fishing Groups, Conservation Organizations Blast New Elk Creek Dam Scheme (9/17/02)
Press Release: Elk Creek Dam Found in Violation of Endangered Species Act (2/1/2001)
Failed dam project illegal, harms threatened salmon.