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Post Card No. 57 – A Canal headgates
The headgates of the A Canal on Upper Klamath Lake drew much attention as the Klamath Reclamation Project began operations in 1907. The Klamath Project was the nation's first large-scale federal land reclamation and irrigation project. The headgates were the focus of attention again in 2001 as they became the site of protests over the government's decision to deny water to farmers in order to protect fish. Armed federal agents guarded the headgates around the clock for several weeks that year. The original headgates were replaced in 2002. A ridge in the background is covered with timber that burned in the Orindale fire in August 1973.
Post Card No. 57 – A Canal headgates
The headgates of the A Canal on Upper Klamath Lake drew much attention as the Klamath Reclamation Project began operations in 1907. The Klamath Project was the nation's first large-scale federal land reclamation and irrigation project. The headgates were the focus of attention again in 2001 as they became the site of protests over the government's decision to deny water to farmers in order to protect fish. Armed federal agents guarded the headgates around the clock for several weeks that year. The original headgates were replaced in 2002. A ridge in the background is covered with timber that burned in the Orindale fire in August 1973.