Built in 1948, Mud Mountain Dam gets a $112 million fish passage project to help salmon migrate | World News
When Mud Mountain Dam was completed in 1948 along Washington State’s White River, its purpose was straightforward. The earthen structure was built to reduce flooding across downstream communities, protecting homes, businesses and farmland from damaging seasonal flows. Fish passage existed from the beginning, but it reflected the engineering standards of another era. As salmon populations…
