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Oregon dam where 550,000 lamprey died faces legal battles, calls for removal
Oregon dam where 550,000 lamprey died faces legal battles, calls for removal
Oregon dam where 550,000 lamprey died faces legal battles, calls for removal

Published on: 03/23/2026

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In 2023, the Winchester Water Control District was permitted to drain a portion of the Winchester Dam reservoir where lamprey and other fish species live and migrate, to make dam repairs. The project allowed the killing of no more than 30,000 juvenile lamprey in the process. But about 550,000 lamprey died, state officials said.

Legal fights over the future of a small southern Oregon dam are intensifying in the wake of botched repairs that led to the killing of half a million juvenile Pacific lamprey and record fines from state agencies.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2026/03/oregon-dam-where-550000-lamprey-died-faces-legal-battles-calls-for-removal.html

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