Lamprey ramp installed on North Umpqua dam ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — A dam on the North Umpqua River near Roseburg has been modified to make the spawning migration easier for lamprey — a jawless fish that is often mistaken for an eel. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says they have put a lamprey ramp on the Winchester Dam. The $50,000 cost was covered by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant. The numbers of lamprey crossing the ...
June 7, 2013 - KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland