Draining a Lake: Copco lake draw down underway

Описание: On January 23rd the final concrete plug was blasted with 800 pounds of explosives releasing Copco Lake forever.

this video was taken January 26th, 2024

COPCO stands for the California Oregon Power Company. It was an acronym referring to the California Oregon Power Company, which merged into Pacific Power and Light in 1961 and is now known as Pacificorp[1]. The company was involved in the construction of hydroelectric dams, such as Copco 1 and Copco 2, which are located in Siskiyou County, California[2][4]. The impending removal of these dams has been a topic of concern for the local community[3][5].

Copco Lake is an artificial lake on the Klamath River in Siskiyou County, California, near the Oregon border in the United States. The lake's waters are impounded by the Copco Number 1 Dam, which was completed in 1922. The lake is used for various recreational activities such as kayaking, fishing, swimming, windsurfing, power boating, and sailing, and the surrounding area has facilities for picnicking and hiking. The removal of the dams is part of a larger effort to restore the Klamath River watershed and its native fish populations.

Citations:
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copco_Lake
[2] https://hydroreform.org/hydro-project...
[3] https://www.ijpr.org/environment-ener...
[4] https://www.opb.org/article/2023/07/1...
[5] https://www.sfchronicle.com/californi...