List of dam removals in Connecticut
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This is a list of dams in Connecticut that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.
Removals by watershed
Farmington River
The Spoonville Dam was a hydropower dam on the Farmington River that had partially washed out in 1955, forcing the water to flow rapidly through a narrow notch. The dam was removed in 2012 to improve boat safety and to allow fish to swim upstream to spawn.[1]
Housatonic River
Roraback Pond Dam was a 510-foot (160 m) long earthen dam owned by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection impounding a 0.83-acre (0.34 ha) pond on a tributary to Leadmine Brook, itself a tributary of the Housatonic River. The dam was in severe disrepair and was breached in 2021 to remove maintenance and liability concerns, as well as for stream restoration.[2]
Completed removals
References
- ^ a b Cohen, Jeff (July 11, 2012). "On The Farmington River, A Dam Comes Down". Connecticut Public Radio. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "Notice of Scoping for Roraback Pond Dam Removal". CT.gov. Connecticut Council on Environmental Quality. January 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ Rivers, American (February 13, 2023). "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare. American Rivers. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v10. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Ahrens, Jennifer (June 5, 2023). "8 years after a dam was removed, nature has reclaimed large parts of the Eightmile River in Lyme". Connecticut Public Radio. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
External links
Media related to Removed dams in Connecticut at Wikimedia Commons