Channel Bed Mobility Downstream from the Elwha Dams, Washington

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• *This research was supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, a Geological Society of America Graduate Research Grant, and an Arizona State University Graduate Research Support Grant. This study would not have been possible without the invaluable field assistance of the K'lallam Tribal Fisheries Office, and support from a number of other federal agencies including the National Park Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Geological Survey. The author is grateful to Kent and Rosemary Brauninger and Paul Crawford for their instrumental role in the logistical arrangements for the field season.
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