More unexpected learning experiences from the Elwha Dam project.
A mother lode of mud is making its way down the Elwha River, and with it, an armada of floating and waterlogged debris. Scientists recently learned there was about 41 percent more sediment trapped behind the dams than originally thought — and that the river is transporting more mud and wood than they expected. Lynda Mapes reports.
Elwha gnaws away at a century of sediment http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020577152_elwhasedimentxml.html
See also: Kelp armageddon at the mouth of the Elwha http://blogs.seattletimes.com/fieldnotes/2013/03/17/kelp-armageddon-at-the-mouth-of-the-elwha/
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