Operating Sediment-sampling Reel, Elwha River, Washington
Operating Sediment-sampling Reel, Elwha River, WashingtonUSGS hydrologic technician James Foreman operates an electronic deployment reel from a bridge over the Elwha River, Washington. Two large dams on the Elwha River are being incrementally removed from 2011 to 2013 to restore river function in an important salmon-bearing river.