Gold Ray Dam

USA / Oregon / Gold Hill / Gold Ray Rd.
 dam, power station
The original Gold Ray Dam was built from logs in 1904 by brothers C.R. and Frank Ray, who diverted water around the dam site so large timbers could be jammed into the bedrock to form a wall to hold back water.

In 1921, the dam became part of the California-Oregon Power Co., which later became Pacific Power. The utility replaced the timber dam with the present concrete dam in 1941, and added a fish ladder and fish-counting station at the time.
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Coordinates:   42°26'11"N   122°59'4"W

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  • Mar.22 2009: Jackson County officials plan to seek $5 million from the federal stimulus package to help fast-track the possible removal of 105-year-old Gold Ray Dam from the Rogue River as early as the summer of 2010.
  • It's gone now.
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