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Diver with Tape

May 2011 (approx.)

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USGS divers Steve Rubin and Reg Reisenbichler laying out a survey transect. Completing his 12th dive at the site in 2023, Rubin has been conducting dive surveys around the mouth of the Elwha River for over a decade as part of an evaluation of ecosystem health and recovery since the Elwha dams were breached in 2011. Rubin was featured in a High Country News article about a long-term study of the Elwha River.

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