CAPE HORN DAM ― Poised atop a high concrete ... (Often mistaken for eels, lampreys prompted the river’s name.) Scott Dam, which impounds Lake Pillsbury 12 miles upstream on the Eel, will ...

The PG&E plan calls for the expedited removal of Scott Dam and Cape Horn Dam as part of Potter Valley power plant license surrender, eliminating Lake Pillsbury and freeing the waters of the Eel River.