How do we know that salmon and steelhead migrated all the way to Upper Klamath Lake and beyond?
There is a solid historical record that demonstrates salmon and steelhead migrated up the Klamath River through Upper Klamath Lake, and even further up into the lake’s tributaries. Over 50 miles of habitat exists in the Project reach and more than 300 miles of habitat exists above Link River Dam (Huntington 2006.pdf). These areas (see map above showing extent of present distribution of salmon and steelhead and extent of historical distribution of salmon and steelhead) are currently inaccessible to and unused by salmon, steelhead, or Pacific lamprey because the Klamath Hydroelectric Project dams block fish migration.
