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Enloe Dam impoundment area sediment thickness

By Washington Water Science Center
The sediment is thicker in the south part of the Enloe Dam impoundment area and thinner in the north part of the area
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Calculated thickness of sediment between interpolated bathymetric and bedrock surfaces within the Enloe Dam impoundment area of the Similkameen River, Washington State.

From: Estimation of impounded sediment volume in the Similkameen River upstream of Enloe Dam, Okanogan County, Washington, Figure 7.

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