On the banks of the Snake River in far eastern Washington, sockeye salmon have had a rough summer. The water behind the last major concrete dam they have to swim past is way too hot. July 12, 2025 ...

Idaho biologists are trucking Snake River sockeye upriver this summer, trying to save them from record-breaking Northwest heat. As river warms, endangered sockeye salmon take the highway - Los ...

In 1908, the Twin Falls Salmon River Land and Water Co. entered into an agreement with the state of Idaho to build the $2.5 million Salmon Falls Dam to store enough water to irrigate 180,000 acres ...

White House report says to help Idaho’s salmon, Snake River dams may need to be removed By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press Updated July 12, 2022 8:28 PM ...

BOISE, Idaho, December 14, 2018 — The states of Idaho and Oregon, along with Idaho Power, have reached a proposed settlement over reintroduction of steelhead and spring Chinook salmon into ...

As heat waves become more common and river temperatures rise, few salmon complete the 900-mile journey from the Pacific Ocean through eight dams to their spawning grounds in southern Idaho.

Several conservation and fishing groups say the Snake River dams are making the river too hot for sockeye salmon. Now, they’re planning to sue the federal government to remove the dams.

In the mid-1960s, before the construction of the three final lower Snake River dams, Snake River spring/summer Chinook salmon saw smolt-to-adult ratios ranging between 3.5% and 6.5%, which were ...

NOAA Fisheries: Snake River salmon that spawn in Idaho still imperiled By Rocky Barker. rbarker@idahostatesman.com. Updated May 27, 2016 7:30 AM.

Perhaps this is because they’ve never experienced the Salmon River in the fall, when the hills are alive with game and fish are rolling in the current. A rainbow arcs over the lower Salmon River in ...

Rep. Simpson wants to remove 4 Snake River dams to save salmon The Idaho congressman's plan comes with a price tag of $33.5 billion. To stream KTVB on your phone, you need the KTVB app.

Northwest tribes gather at Snake River to celebrate salmon & call for breaching 4 lower Snake River dams in Eastern Washington. They would work with farmers.