It's also unrealistic to expect that the Tribe that lives on the Elwha would be willing to wait until the wild component (if any remain) repopulates. The hatchery on the reservation has been supplying fish for a lot of years, as well as the hatchery further upriver.

I think there are going to be a lot of unplanned for consequences that will need to be addressed as they occur, and that it will be many, many years before the river settles down into any sort of natural drainage.

Could get real interesting when the river rages unrestrained.
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