1996, n. pag.).Prospective temporary consequences to the environment will also include air, traffic, and noise pollution in conjunction with dam destruction and debris conveyance (U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Apr. 1996, n. pag.).ConclusionThis Elwha River case study exemplifies the foremost probable impacts on the hydrologic cycle and the environmental ecosystems which it encompasses. Successful removal of a dam can, in the end, rehabilitate a region to its natural state. Recovery, however, is not without adverse consequences to the existing regimes and full restoration may take many years. ReferencesChambers and Associates. Dams and Diversion of Freshwater Flows. n. pag. Online. Internet. 10 Aug. 2000. Available: http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Vault/8020/ flows.htmlDam-Reservoir Info & Impact Archive (DRIIA). Summary of Impacts. n. pag. Online. Internet. 10 Aug. 2000. Available: http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/dams/ summary.html.de Villiers, Marq. Water. Toronto, ON: Stoddart Publishing, 1999.Foster Wheeler. Environmental Assessment for the Interim Management Plan: Elwha River Ecosystem Restoration (Jan.2000): 1-63. Internet. Online. 13 Aug. 2000. Available: http://www.nps.gov/olym/elwha/docs/elwha.pdf.International Rivers Network (IRN). A Short History of Damming. n. pag. Online. Internet. 11 Aug. 2000. Available: http://www.irn.org/basics/dams.shtml.Leopold, Luna B. Water, Rivers and Creeks. Sausalito, CA: University Science Books, 1997.Meyer, Philip A. et al. Elwha River Restoration Project: Economic Analysis Final Technical Report. n. pag. Online. Internet. 14 Aug. 2000. Available: http://www.nps.gov/olym/elwha/docs/econanaly.htm#EnergyMoffat, Anne S. “Dams, Levees, and River Health.” Nature 261 (1993): 1115-6.Munn, Mark D. et al. An Assessment of Stream Habitat and Nutrients in the Elwha River Basin: Implications for Restoration. n. pag. Online. In...
