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
[edit]Farmington River
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
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