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Karuk elder Leaf Hillman and his wife, Lisa, were on hand this month to see the first shovelful of dirt scraped from the top of the earthen dam.
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Workers have begun dismantling the largest dam on the Klamath River, using machinery to scoop the first loads of rocks from an earthen barrier that has stood near the California-Oregon border for more than six decades.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Workers have begun dismantling the largest dam on the Klamath River, using machinery to scoop the first loads of rocks from an earthen barrier that has stood near the California-Oregon border for more than six decades.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
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“Earthen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earthen. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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