Eklutna Dam Removal & Diversion Project

Media Links Regarding the Project

• Eklutna residents celebrate removal of dam that blocked salmon runs
• Eklutna dam removal project completed
• Crowd gathers to celebrate removal of Eklutna dam
• For 89 years, a dam blocked salmon on the Eklutna River. It’s finally gone
• ‘Deadbeat’ dam due for demolition _ Alaska Public Media 12.04.15 (PDF)
• ADN – How your power use is destroying Eklutna river salmon (PDF)
• ADN Dam History Part 1 2013 (PDF)
• ADN Dam History Part 2 2013 (PDF)
• Alaska Journal 06.07.17_ Work begins tearing down 1920s-era Eklutna River dam (PDF)
• C-E STAR 8-10-17 Eklutna River Restoration (PDF)
• C-E STAR 8-26-17 Anchorage Assembly River Restoration (PDF)
• Death to a deadbeat dam_ADN_08.02.15 (PDF)
• Death to Deadbeat Dam_We Alaskans (PDF)
• Echo News- Frank Baker 11-23-16 (PDF)
• USSD Article_Facing the Challenges of Dam Removal_Spring 2018