Rogue

Gold Ray Dam is a former hydropower project on
the Rogue River (river mile 125.9) just upstream of
the town of Gold Hill. Construction of the first dam
began in 1902 and started producing power in
1904. When powerplant was decommissioned in
1972 the generation capacity was 1250 kw. While
the dam no longer produces hydropower it
continues to negatively impact fish and represents
a barrier to river navigation. It has a fish ladder but
it is not maintained and flows on the river are
typically higher than the design flow for the ladder.