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The 2011 breaching of the Dream Lake Dam in Lassen Volcanic National Park.
This is a list of dams in California that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.
Completed removals
Planned and proposed removals
Dam | Height | Expected year | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes |
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Copco Number 1 Dam | 132 ft (40 m) | 2024 | Siskiyou County 41°58′48″N 122°20′04″W / 41.98000°N 122.33444°W |
Klamath River | Klamath River | After more than 20 years of advocacy from the Un-Dam the Klamath movement, three dams on the Klamath River in California are expected to be removed by November 2024.[7] Two remain as of November 2023.[6] |
Iron Gate Dam | 173 ft (53 m) | Siskiyou County 41°56′02″N 122°26′07″W / 41.93389°N 122.43528°W | ||||
Matilija Dam | 198 ft (60 m) | Ojai 34°29′06″N 119°18′30″W / 34.4850°N 119.3082°W |
Matilija Creek | Ventura River | ||
Rindge Dam | 100 ft (30 m) | 2025–2035 | Malibu Creek State Park 34°03′53″N 118°41′57″W / 34.0646°N 118.6993°W |
Malibu Creek | Santa Monica Bay |

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References
- ↑ Rivers, American (13 February 2023). "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare. American Rivers. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v10. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ↑ "Trabuco District Dam Removal Project". www.fs.usda.gov. Cleveland National Forest. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ Hacker, Allison (9 September 2019). "A Programmatic Approach to Dam Removal and River Restoration: Cleveland National Forest, CA". American Rivers. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ "Carmel River diverted to demolish San Clemente Dam". SFGate. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ↑ "Klamath Dam Removal: Copco 2 History & Updates". Native Fish Society. November 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- 1 2 "Work on Copco No. 2 Dam Removal Comes to a Close". Klamath River Renewal. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ Flaccus, Gillian (26 February 2022). "Major hurdle cleared in plan to demolish 4 Klamath River dams". opb. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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