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Elwha Dam Constructed

1910 Elwha Dam Constructed First dam on the Elwha River constructed in 1910. This dam blew out in 1912 and was replaced with a stronger structure by 1913. Thereafter the river was no longer...


1910
Elwha Dam
Constructed
First dam on the Elwha River constructed
in 1910. This dam blew out in 1912 and was
replaced with a stronger structure by 1913.
Thereafter the river was no longer
free-flowing and anadromous fish were
blocked from the upper reaches of the
river and its tributaries.

Submitted by @Ritterton

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