Hydrologic Data Collected During the 1994 Lake Mills Drawdown Experiment, Elwha River, Washington

Childers D, Kresch DL, Gustafson SA, Randle TJ, Melena JT, Cluer B. 2000. Hydrologic Data Collected During the 1994 Lake Mills Drawdown Experiment, Elwha River, Washington. Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4215. United States Geological Survey. Tacoma, WA

From the Abstract: "Removal of the Glines Canyon and Elwha Dams on the Elwha River in northwestern Washington has been proposed to achieve restoration of the ecosytem and native anadromous fisheries of the river ... The most serious concern associated with removal of the dams is the management of sediment that has accumulated in deltas at the upstream ends of the lakes formed by the dams. ... The U.S. National Park Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe jointly conducted a drawdown experiment in April 1994 to determine the erodibility and size gradation of the Lake Mills Delta sediments, the impact of lake drawdown on sediment transport, and the impact of sediment erosion on water quality." Lake Mills is within Olympic National Park, WA.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Childers, Dallas; Kresch, David; Gustafson, Steven; Randle, Timothy; Melena, James; Cluer, Brian
Date of Issue
2000
Publisher
United States Geological Survey
Units
OLYM , WRD
Keywords
aerial photographsy, Aquatic Sciences, Bathymetry, Channels, Clemson, Dam Removal, delta erosion, dems, Elwha River Watershed, Freshwater Lake, Freshwater River, Hydrologic Data Collections, Hydrology, Olympic National Park, Restoration, Sediment Deposition, sediment discharge, Sediment Transport, Streamflow, Survey, Water Quality

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