| Client: | Slayden Construction, Inc. |
| Location: | Chiloquin, Oregon |
| Date: | On-going |
Chiloquin Dam on the Sprague River near Chiloquin, Oregon.
|  | Originally built by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Chiloquin Dam is located on the Sprague River upstream from the Sprague River-Williamson River confluence near the town of Chiloquin, Oregon. The Chiloquin Dam was constructed to provide water to the Modoc Point Irrigation District. In studies conducted by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department, the Bureau of Reclamation and the Klamath Tribes, Chiloquin Dam was determined to be a major obstacle to upstream and downstream fish migration. The fish ladders on the dam are outdated and almost completely nonfunctional. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated that the dam currently blocks 95% of the viable sucker spawning habitat on the Sprague River. RDG reviewed the project area dewatering plan proposed by Slayden Construction, Inc. Slayden is currently constructing the pumping station that will allow the Modoc Point Irrigation District to draw water from the Sprague River for irrigation.
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