Alicia Hamann, executive director of the Friends of the Eel River, told the Times-Standard that dam removal represents the culmination of years of work on behalf of her organization and others.

For over 120 years, Russian River water users have enjoyed a boost to their water supplies at the expense of the Eel River. PG&E’s Potter Valley Project uses two dams and a pipeline to divert ...

Alicia Hamann, executive director of the Friends of the Eel River, told the Times-Standard that dam removal represents the culmination of years of work on behalf of her organization and others.

Rep. Jared Huffman secures $15 million for Eel River Dam removal and Russian River diversion plan. Rep. Jared Huffman recently announced that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded Round ...

The dam system reroutes water from the Eel River to the Russian River, sustaining agriculture, drinking water supplies and local economies across Mendocino, Sonoma and Lake counties.

Rep. Jared Huffman secures $15 million for Eel River Dam removal and Russian River diversion plan. Rep. Jared Huffman recently announced that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded Round ...

Scott Dam is on Eel River, creating Pillsbury Lake, in Lake County, Calif. Photo taken May 9, 1967. California Department of Water Resources.

A frog is seen on the eel ladder at the Daniels Dam on the Patapsco River. Sometimes biologists even discover snapping turtles or young rabbits there. The dam was last inspected by the state in 2019.

The removal of the Bloede Dam is likely to bolster other river species, too, including river herring. But none have responded more quickly — or more resoundingly — than the American eel.