Saturday, September 17, 2011 - Page updated at 05:38 p.m.

How the Elwha River dams will be removed

Different methods will be used to remove the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams on the Elwha River in stages, beginning in September. Dam removal will take up to three years, with pauses along the way to make the process safer and easier on fish in the river. View this graphic as a PDF.

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In 1987, I worked on a project involving the 2 Elwha river dams which included a cost analysis on removing them or keeping them in place. At the...  Posted on September 18, 2011 at 11:01 AM by pnwnative46. Jump to comment

"What will happen when the dam is removed?" Nature will run its course as it has with rivers all over the world for millions of years....  Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:48 AM by Tri Winning. Jump to comment

@Seadude The power generated by both stations only power 30% of a mill. overall power to the area is less than 5%. This is why its going down....  Posted on September 24, 2011 at 1:44 PM by mz. Jump to comment

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