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This is a list of dams in the United States that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams. Dams are not included if they have instead failed, or if they have been decommissioned but not yet removed. Dam removal takes many forms, and some removals may leave structures behind or alter the natural course of a river.
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 removal of the four hydroelectric dams — Iron Gate Dam, Copco Dams 1 and 2, and JC Boyle Dam — allows the region’s iconic salmon population to swim freely along the Klamath River and its ...
The largest dam removal project in U.S. history has freed the Klamath River, inspiring hope among Indigenous activists who pushed for rewilding to help save salmon.
The aim of removal was to re-open miles of spawning grounds to aid populations of American Shad, herring, catadromous American eel, and other species. [3] The historical character of the Ambursen -type reinforced concrete structure required a parallel documentation and (partial) preservation project by industrial archeologists. [ 4 ]
Agricultural dam. Highland Dam 13.5 ft (4.1 m) 2016 Harrison County: West Fork River: West Fork River: Water supply dams owned by the Clarskburg Water Board. Two Lick Dam 10.5 ft (3.2 m) 2016 Harrison County
Paulina Dam in Sussex County gets notched to free up more of Paulins Kill river. ... The Paulina Dam removal project is funded at just under $5 million and opens up another 7.6 miles of mainstream ...
The 2019 removal of the Upper Sawyer Mill Dam from the Bellamy River at Sawyer Woolen Mills in Dover. This is a list of dams in New Hampshire that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.