Built in conjunction with the Civil Works Administration, the arch dam with a fish ladder is a rare construction for a small structure. Completed in 1934 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in September 2014, the dam will be removed in Summer 2015 due to its impact on Rogue River Fishery and lack of functionality as an irrigation structure.
This image is included in Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, a digital collection which provides documentation about the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest., Document: Historic American Engineering Record, Gold Ray Hydroelectric Project, HAER no. OR-164. Prepared by George Kramer, Kramer & Company, Ashland, Oregon, for Jackson County Roads and Parks Department, August 2010