Elwha River Restoration
Glines Canyon Dam spillway
Photo by Thomas O'Keefe
Celebrating 10 years of Elwha River restoration
On September 17th, 2011, the historic removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams on the Elwha River began. Ten years later, we look back upon this incredible achievement and how it can serve as a model for other restoration efforts.
Hear from our membersMore Elwha news
From Idaho Rivers United 9/19/2022
Klamath River dam removal moves forward as the largest river restoration project in U.S. history |
From Trout Unlimited 5/26/2022 |
From American Whitewater 4/14/2022
Eel River Dams License Expires, Opening Long Road to Dam Removal |
From California Trout 2/25/2022 |
Explore in depthMore Elwha River resources
Comments & Filings › Laws, court cases, and filings 12/22/1994 |
Videos 9/2/2011 |
KNKX Public Radio | Elwha Tribal Elder and Commercial Fisherman Robert Elofson
The Seattle Times | Elwha: Roaring back to life
The Dirtbag Diaries | Podcast: Endangered Spaces-—The Elwha River Recovery
John Gussman | The final blast of Glines Canyon Dam, the Elwha is Free
National Park Service | History of the Elwha River, mechanics of the dam removals, current research, and more