Elwha Dam Removal Site
Washington · United States
Depending on the weather, we may visit the Elwha River ecosystem - home to the largest dam removal project on Planet Earth!
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1Elwha Dam Removal Site
Welcome to the Elwha River Valley, the epicenter of a monumental shift in environmental engineering and ecological restoration. For nearly a century, the view before you was fundamentally different. …
앱에서 듣기2The Former Elwha Dam Site
Approaching the lower section of the river, try to visualize a wall of concrete over one hundred feet high spanning this gorge. This was the site of the Elwha Dam, completed in 1912. …
앱에서 듣기3Glines Canyon and the Lake Mills Drawdown
Further upstream lay an even more formidable obstacle: the Glines Canyon Dam. Towering roughly 200 feet high, this structure impounded Lake Mills, a massive reservoir holding an astonishing 16 million cubic meters of trapped…
앱에서 듣기4The Riverbed Transformation
To understand the true ecological impact of the dam removal, one must examine the bed of the river itself. For a century, the dams starved the lower river of essential geological materials; the water ran unnaturally clear and the…
앱에서 듣기5Tracking the Salmon Returns
The primary objective of this monumental project was the resurrection of the native salmon runs. Historically, the Elwha was famous for colossal Chinook salmon, some reputed to weigh over one hundred pounds, alongside massive…
앱에서 듣기6A Shift in the Food Web
The return of the salmon and the massive movement of sediment have triggered a profound chain reaction throughout the local food web. Initially, the overwhelming volume of abrasive sediment scouring the riverbed decimated the…
앱에서 듣기7The Reborn Delta
To witness the final, spectacular result of the dam removal, one must follow the river to its terminus at the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Before the dams were removed, the mouth of the Elwha was a steep, rocky shoreline, heavily…
앱에서 듣기8Closing
As you conclude your visit to the Elwha River, reflect on the unprecedented narrative of healing that has unfolded here. For a century, the accepted paradigm was that industrial infrastructure and untamed nature were mutually…
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| 위치 | Washington · United States |
|---|---|
| 종류 | 자연 |
| 이야기 구간 | 8 |
| 글 언어 | 영어 |
| 좌표 | 48.0607, -123.5896 |
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