A downstream view of the Ela Dam spillway in Swain County, North Carolina.

Downstream view of a dam stretching across a river, with water flowing through the right end

Photo By/Credit

Gary Peeples

Date Shot/Created

03/20/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Image

Ela Dam on the Oconaluftee River, Swain County, North Carolina.

Facility

Asheville Ecological Services Field Office

Ecosystem

River/stream

Subject tags

Dams

Rivers and streams

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