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. 

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 Comments & Filings › Laws, court cases, and filings   12/22/1994

Elwha Dam Removal Comments
Videos   9/2/2011

Year of the River
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

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WA

Elwha Hydroelectric Project P-2683

 Removed Conventional Hydro
 Elwha River
WA

Glines Canyon Dam P-588

 Removed Conventional Hydro
 Elwha River

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