from Hwy 112 turn North on Place rd. Follow road to dike rd. park follow trail. It is illegal to be on the reservation but you CAN cross the river and surf and the tribe kind of over-looks it
One of the best waves on the Strait can get really long rides. Just for fun sponge the right it jacks like crazy then dumps on the cobbles stone beach.
General
A bit more localism here than other spots on the Strait
Whether the release from the dam is detrimental or not to the break will depend on the flow that is allowed into the E. It is logical to assume that an extremely high flow into the rivermouth will have a negative effect, possibly for an extended period of time...maybe years. If it is a controlled flow over a metered amount of time, it may create a hell of a sandbar.
The biggest problem is, even if a fantastic sandbar is created, the E still needs a swell. Like most breaks on the Strait, the E is still pretty much a "novelty" break (though not as much as Ebey).
In other words, just because a bar exists, doesn't necessarily mean a break will be good or consistent.
comment by nona-anon, 2009-06-30 20:37:51
confused...
I am confused then. I thought some major studies were undertaken, along with years of meetings about this, and in the end a determination was made that by removing the dam, the benefit to the local ecosystem (such as fish stocks - also a resource) would be so great that it would actually outweigh the loss of the hydro-electric power the dam provided. Otherwise why would they remove it at all? I would imagine the river's ecosystem has been negatively impacted by the dam to a degree that greatly exceeds other dam impacts in the nation, as this will be a first in US history - to remove a dam as a 'restorative' effort. But is this just a misguided endeavour by a handful of well-meaning but regressive environmentalists? I really have no idea, and welcome any comments here from impartial parties in-the-know. Thanks.
comment by Anonymous, 2009-06-26 04:12:54
why is it awesome they are removing a cheap clean source of power?
comment by Anonymous, 2009-07-03 02:42:41