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Rindge Dam near Malibu, California, built in 1924, completely silted and abandoned by the 1950s. The 100 ft (30 m) privately owned Rindge Dam on Malibu Creek in the Santa Monica Mountains of California was built in 1924 and has been allowed to completely fill with sediment, making it functionally obsolete but still a potential hazard.
There are several ways dams can be removed and the chosen method will depend on many factors. The size and type of the dam, the amount of sediment behind the dam, the aquatic environment below the dam, who owns the dam and what their priorities are, and the timeframe of dam removal are all factors that affect how the dam will be removed. [9]
The 2010 removal of the Dillsboro Dam from the Tuckasegee River in Dillsboro This is a list of dams in North Carolina that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.
The removal of the four dams, which were built without tribes’ consent between 1912 and the 1960s, has cleared the way for California to return more than 2,800 acres of ancestral land to the ...
The City Mills Dam on the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, removed in 2013 This is a list of dams in Georgia that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams. Completed removals
The 2016 removal of the Norton Paper Mill Dam from the Jeremy River in Colchester. This is a list of dams in Connecticut that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.
Most importantly, persevere: Dam removal takes a lot of resources and careful planning, but compared to the vast benefits healthy rivers provide, the investment and effort are worth it.
The Klamath River dams removal project was a significant win for tribal nations on the Oregon-California border who for decades have fought to restore the river back to its natural state.