Lake Aldwell

Lake Aldwell

Infobox lake
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caption_lake = Lake Aldwell from Above
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location = Olympic Peninsula, Washington
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type = reservoir
inflow = Elwha River
outflow = Elwha River
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basin_countries = United States
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Lake Aldwell is a reservoir located about 4.9 miles from the mouth of the Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula. The reservoir was created in 1913 behind the Elwha Dam. The Elwha Dam blocks 70+ miles of fish habitat for Pacific Salmon and Steelhead within Olympic National Park.

Lake Aldwell is home to a population of kokanee sockeye salmon from Indian Creek and Lake Sutherland which, unable to access the Pacific Ocean use the reservoir as their "ocean" during their adult lives. These salmon access the reservoir via Indian Creek and spawn in Lake Sutherland, just below Lake Crescent. The lake also contains landlocked bull trout, rainbow trout, and a population of introduced eastern brook trout.

In 2012, the Elwha Ecosystem Restoration project will remove the Elwha Dam and will begin to restore the fisheries of the river. Lake Aldwell will be drained. Immediately afterwards, revegetation crews will plant native vegetation to stabilize the slopes from erosion and speed up ecological restoration. It is expected that the fish populations that reside above the lake will return to their original anadromous lifestyle shortly thereafter.

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