The San Clemente Dam is being removed. It will be the largest dam removal project in California history.
Californians applaud the long-awaited removal of the 106-foot tall San Clemente Dam, which
has blocked the Carmel River in Monterey County for 92 years.
The $83 million project, which will take three or four years to
complete,will divert the entire
river around 2.5 million cubic yards of sediment that have accumulated
behind the dam, giving steelhead trout easy access to 25
miles of upstream spawning habitat for the first time since the dam was
built in 1921.
From: http://www.sfchronicle.com/science/article/Adding-by-removing-San-Clemente-Dam-4613599.php
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