halt dam construction long enough to determine the legality of the 1917 contract. Payne issued a supplemental contract on December 10, and California-Oregon Power restarted construction on May 15, 1921, finishing it on October 29. Current operations As a 50-year contract between the USBR and PacifiCorp reached its expiration in 2006, the company proposed closing down hydroelectric generation at Link River. It cited the high costs of complying with fish passage remediation. This proposal would have left the dam in place for water storage and flood control. (The proposal was distinct from the proposed removal of four other dams, operated by the same company in the same watershed.) As of 2014 the company intends to continue to generate electricity at Link River, in the short term and at reduced output. PacifiCorp implemented changes of operation are intended to reduce the loss to two endangered species, the Lost River sucker and Shortnose sucker, by some 90%. Further decommissioning discussion remain pending with the governing agency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. References External links Klamath Waters Digital Library Dams in Oregon Dams on the Klamath River Gravity dams PacifiCorp dams Hydroelectric power plants in Oregon Buildings and structures in Klamath Falls, Oregon Dams completed in 1921 Energy infrastructure completed in 1921 1921 establishments in Oregon