Ela Dam

Dublin Core

Title

Ela Dam

Subject

Construction equipment
Dams
River sediments

Description

Machinery is removing sediment built up at the Ela Dam, on the Oconaluftee River. This photo is from the Tuckaseigee Soil & Water Conservation District, which was formed in western North Carolina in 1957 and became the Swain Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) in 1982. The Swain SWCD’s mission is to provide for a quality environment and higher standard of living while protecting natural resources. The Swain SWCD photographs capture various SWCD projects throughout Swain, Jackson, Graham, Haywood, and surrounding counties in western North Carolina.

Creator

Wade, Arthur

Source

Swain Soil and Water Conservation District

Date

1994-01-01

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jpg
photographs

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

71595
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/71595

Spatial Coverage

Ela (N.C.)
Swain County (N.C.)

Extent

1" x 1.5"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Picturing Appalachia

Citation

Wade, Arthur, “Ela Dam,” OAI, accessed May 7, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/71595.