Glines Canyon Dam Removal Done By Sept.; Replanting Now Underway During Coho Spawn Window

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The removal of the last stubby remnants of Glines Canyon Dam can continue in January after the coho spawning window closes, but the next blast to remove another layer of dam concrete is not yet scheduled, McKenna said.

Glines Canyon Dam, built in 1927, and the former Elwha Dam, built in 1913, were constructed without fish ladders, blocking passage for the seven species of salmon that inhabited the undammed river. The $325 million dam-removal project is intended to restore habitat and bring back the salmon that once numbered more than 400,000 in a single run.

Dam removal is still on schedule to be finished by September despite a long delay while problems with sediment were solved, McKenna said. The original schedule called for full removal of Glines Canyon Dam by September, and crews were nearly a year ahead of schedule when water intake filters downstream were clogged by the sediment washed out of Lake Mills.

The dam reaches across about two-thirds of the canyon, with only the “apron” remaining. That's the 13-foot-high, 36-foot-long, 60-foot-wide base of the dam.

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http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131213/NEWS/312139988/elwha-river-restoration-lake-mills-replanting-to-be-winter-work

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