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Dam Busting

By Rocky Thompson on September 30th, 2011

Water is coming over the Elwha Dam in what must be a tremendously fun torrent for fly fishers to watch. The Elwha River Restoration Project has set up a webcam so that you don’t have to miss any of the dam busting fun. The National Park Service also created a video that demonstrates how the dam removal process is supposed to work, and oddly enough, there’s no part in the video where the water pours over that side of the dam.

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2 Responses to “Dam Busting”

  1. brett September 30th, 2011 at 10:06 am

    Check out the time-lapse when it happened!

    http://www.zeitcam.com/webcam/elwha-dam/20110926

  2. Dave October 4th, 2011 at 12:41 am

    They’re also chipping away at the Glines Canyon Dam, which is just upstream. Check out the daily time lapse here: http://www.zeitcam.com/webcam/glines-canyon-dam.

    And here’s the activity from 10/3: http://www.zeitcam.com/webcam/glines-canyon-dam/20111003