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ROGUE RIVER, Ore. — The wild and scenic Rogue River has become even wilder with the demolition of a dam that had hindered passage of salmon and steelhead to their spawning grounds for 88 years.
A flotilla of about 80 people in rafts, driftboats and kayaks celebrated the breaching of the Savage Rapids Dam on Saturday by floating through the remains of the concrete structure in southwest Oregon.
Construction crews built a coffer dam and started jackhammering half of the dam to pieces in April, and on Friday removed the piles of rock and gravel holding the river back, allowing the river to flow freely. The rest of the dam will be removed by December.
