Elwha dam teardown resumes with a bang

Contractors have resumed removing the final 50 feet of the Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River. Explosives were used to further lower the dam that was once 210 feet tall and three more blasts next year will be needed to complete the demolition.

LINK (via: The Seattle Times)

Unfortunately due to the federal government shutdown all the dam webcams are offline.

The Demolition of the Veazie Dam

Steven Shepard of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service created a slideshow of the Veazie Dam removal on the Penobscot River that shows timing and photos of each section of the demolition project.

LINK (via: Nature Conservancy)

North Carolina's Lassiter Mill Dam Removed

Another one bites the dust.

Two excavators, chisel and dig to remove Lassiter Mill Dam in the Uwharrie River in Randolph County, North Carolina. Prior to demolition, The Lassiter Mill building collapsed on its own, but the concrete structure was still standing, creating a wall that turned the free-flowing river into a stagnant pond -- too slow, too deep, and too silty for the mussels and fish that need the natural, shallow, fast flowing water to survive. But all this changed on August 27, 2013 when demolition began to restore the health of the river.

Ground Hog Day Plan

The Obama administration's latest plan for making 14 hydroelectric dams in the Northwest safe for salmon offers no major changes in strategy and continues to rely on habitat improvements to overcome the numbers of fish killed by the dams.

LINK (via:The News Tribune)

Dam Cam

Some serious dam fish action going on at Bonneville.

Teton Canyon – A Wild Legacy at Risk

From The Story Group

Thirty-three years ago, the earthen dam holding back the Teton River near Rexburg, Idaho failed, barely one year after its construction. Now, Idaho is looking at rebuilding this dam, once again drowning a wild river canyon and closing off a vital wildlife corridor. Is it worth the billion dollar price tag or are there better ways to meet Idaho's water needs? This video produced by The Story Group examines the arguments.