To generate power, Cape Horn Dam and Van Arsdale Reservoir were built on the Eel River to divert water into the tunnel.

The early months of 2025 marked a milestone for stakeholders along the Eel River and Russian River watershed. PG&E announced that it has readied a final version of the company’s surrender ...

For the Indigenous people of Round Valley, the deal includes valuable Eel River water rights that promise a degree of economic security. “This is what is possible when people do the hard work to ...

We’ve now reached a significant milestone in restoring salmon and other aquatic life in the Eel River while protecting a key water supply for communities in Mendocino, Sonoma, and Marin counties ...

Once completed, the Eel would be the longest free-flowing ... including Sites Reservoir and a tunnel to divert water from the Sacramento River outside the Delta that Rosenfield says would drive ...