Elwha River hydroelectric project

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Elwha_River_hydroelectric_project
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:hydroelectric_power_station
gptkbp:affectedTribes gptkb:Lower_Elwha_Klallam_Tribe
gptkbp:consistsOf gptkb:Elwha_Dam
gptkb:Glines_Canyon_Dam
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1910
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:damsRemoved 2011-2014
gptkbp:decommissioned 2011
gptkbp:Elwha_Dam_completed 1913
gptkbp:environmentalImpact restoration of fish habitat
improved river health
sediment release
gptkbp:Glines_Canyon_Dam_completed 1927
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elwha River hydroelectric project
gptkbp:impact altered river ecosystem
blocked salmon migration
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Washington
gptkb:Clallam_County
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Elwha_River
gptkbp:notableFor largest dam removal project in U.S. history
gptkbp:operatedBy Crown Zellerbach (historically)
U.S. National Park Service (during removal)
gptkbp:purpose hydroelectric power generation
gptkbp:removalPurpose ecosystem restoration
gptkbp:restorationBegan 2011
gptkbp:restored gptkb:Elwha_Ecosystem_Restoration_Project
2014
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thomas_Aldwell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8