FRIANT DAM
In 1942, America completed Friant Dam and diverted most of the San Joaquin River into farms; a salmon run once numbering nearly 50,000 adults collapsedFriant Dam construction in California significantly altered the San Joaquin River's flow. This action disconnected salmon from their spawni...
US aims to restore water, return fish to diverted California riverEnvironmentalists have cheered a plan to reconnect the river this fall. But it is over budget, overdue and vehemently opposed by local farm...
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