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Elwha River delta

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
View of a dark sand beach littered with logs and tree stumps with snow-capped mountains in background and gentle ocean waves.
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Detailed Description

View looks southwest along the eastern flank of the Elwha River delta and back towards the mouth of the river. USGS conducts regular surveys along this stretch of coastline, to monitor the evolving coastline following removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon Dams, completed in 2014.

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Public Domain.