WRIA18 West: Elwha River Watershed
Elwha Dams Removal Projects: Engineered Log Jams Elwha River Engineered Log Jams| Organization | North Olympic Peninsula Lead Entity for Salmon |
| Sponsor | Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe |
| Status | Planned |
| Schedule |
| Category | Category: Restoration |
Updated: 11/5/2021
Removal of two hydroelectric dams on the Elwha River was initiated in 2011 as authorized by the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Act (PL102-495). Elwha Dam was completely removed in the spring of 2012 and Glines Canyon Dam is expected to be removed during 2014. Complementary to this large scale ecosystem restoration project, ongoing efforts are being made by LEKT to restore floodplain habitat conditions in the lower Elwha River below River Mile (RM) 3.5. These efforts include the removal of older flood control dikes, reforestation, control of exotic plants, barrier corrections and additions of large wood. Between 1999 and 2017, 52 engineered logjams (ELJ) have been constructed in the reach between RM 1.0-3.5. This is one of the largest scale projects of its kind anywhere in the world. ELJ's have proven effective at positively influencing physical habitat with documented benefits to salmonids. This proposal is focused on the construction of up to 50 ELJ's in the lower river RM 0-1.0 and the former Aldwell Reservoir RM 6.0-7.0, both areas that have been previously untreated.
| Type | Date | Funding Org | Funding Program | Match | Amount |
|---|
| Grant Project Agreement Totals | Proposed | Requested | Allocated | Spent | Balance |
| Type | Date | Funding Org | Funding Program | Match | Amount |
|---|
| Other Funding Totals | Proposed | Requested | Allocated | Spent | Balance |
| Grand Totals | Proposed | Requested | Allocated | Spent | Balance |
| Chinook-Pop (ESU): | Chinook-Puget Sound, Elwha River, Threatened |
| Chinook-Pop (ESU): | Chinook-Puget Sound, Threatened |
| Chum-Pop (ESU): | Chum-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Not Warranted |
| Coho-Pop (ESU): | Coho-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Species of Concern |
| County: | Clallam |
| HUC12: | Discovery Bay-Strait of Juan De Fuca (171100200700) |
| HUC12: | Lake Aldwell-Elwha River (171100200514) |
| HUC8: | Dungeness-Elwha (17110020) |
| Lead Entity Area: | North Olympic Peninsula |
| Legislative District: | 24 |
| Pink-Pop (ESU): | Pink-Odd Year, Not Warranted |
| Puget Sound Action Areas: | Strait of Juan de Fuca |
| Salmon Recovery Regions: | Puget Sound |
| Sections: | 03 |
| Sections: | 27 |
| Sections: | 34 |
| Steelhead-Pop (ESU): | Steelhead-Puget Sound, Elwha River, Threatened |
| Steelhead-Pop (ESU): | Steelhead-Puget Sound, Threatened |
| Township: | T30NR07W |
| Township: | T31NR07W |
| Watershed Administrative Unit: | Sutherland-Aldwell |
| WRIA: | Elwha - Dungeness |
 | 2024 4-Year Work Plan Narrative |
