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</span><span style="font-family:Segoe UI,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">August 27, 2026</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Segoe UI Semibold,sans-serif;font-size:18pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Reclamation to Increase Klamath River Flows in Support of Yurok Tribe's Annual Boat Dance Ceremony</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Segoe UI Semibold,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16.866667px"><b>KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.
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</span><span style="font-family:Segoe UI,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16.866667px">On
Aug. 28, the Bureau of Reclamation will temporarily increase flows in
the Klamath River to support the Yurok Tribe's annual Boat Dance
Ceremony scheduled for Aug. 30, reflecting Reclamation's ongoing
commitment to honoring Tribal traditions while responsibly managing
water resources throughout the Klamath Basin.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Segoe UI,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16.866667px">The
coordinated flow release is designed to help provide suitable river
conditions for the ceremony, an important cultural tradition of the
Yurok
Tribe, whose people have always maintained a deep connection to the
Klamath River. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Segoe UI,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16.866667px">"Water management in the Klamath Basin requires balancing many important needs," said
<b>Reclamation’s Acting Regional Director Adam Nickels</b>. "Supporting
the Yurok Tribe's Boat Dance Ceremony demonstrates Reclamation's
commitment to working collaboratively with tribal partners and
recognizing the cultural importance of the river while continuing
to meet our broader water management responsibilities."</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Segoe UI,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16.866667px">The
temporary operational adjustment is the result of careful planning and
coordination with the Yurok Tribe and other basin partners. Reclamation
manages river operations to support multiple, often competing,
objectives, including tribal trust responsibilities, endangered species,
water deliveries, flood management, and ecosystem health.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Segoe UI,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16.866667px">The
flow increase underscores Reclamation's commitment to its
government-to-government relationship with federally recognized tribes
and its broader
efforts to incorporate tribal perspectives and cultural considerations
into water management decisions whenever possible.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Segoe UI,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16.866667px">Reclamation
will continue monitoring river conditions throughout the operation and
coordinating closely with its partners to support effective
water management across the basin.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Segoe UI,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16.866667px">For more information about Reclamation's work in the Klamath Basin, visit</span><span style="font-family:Segoe UI,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-family:Segoe UI,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(149,79,114);line-height:16.866667px"><a href="https://www.usbr.gov/mp/kbao/index.html" style="color:rgb(149,79,114);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.usbr.gov/mp/kbao/index.html&source=gmail&ust=1788045737883000&usg=AOvVaw3VYRLNvheoidlNxkU7m3Lx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><u>Klamath
Basin Area Office | California-Great Basin</u></a></span><span style="font-family:Segoe UI,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16.866667px">.</span></p>
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