A Citizen's Guide to Dams, Hydropower, and River Restoration in ...
A Citizen's Guide to Dams, Hydropower, and River Restoration in ...
A Citizen's Guide to Dams, Hydropower, and River Restoration in ...
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The Damm<strong>in</strong>g of Ma<strong>in</strong>e’s <strong>River</strong>sSalmon Falls <strong>River</strong>Saco <strong>River</strong>Presumpscot <strong>River</strong>Horn Pond DamAc<strong>to</strong>nGreat East Pond DamAc<strong>to</strong>nSwans Falls DamFryeburgEel Weir DamSt<strong>and</strong>ishRowe DamAc<strong>to</strong>nWambeck DamAc<strong>to</strong>nMill DamAc<strong>to</strong>nHiram DamHiramNorth Gorham DamW<strong>in</strong>dhamDundee Falls DamW<strong>in</strong>dhamGambo Falls DamW<strong>in</strong>dhamLittle Falls DamW<strong>in</strong>dhamMil<strong>to</strong>n Three Ponds DamLebanonSouth Mil<strong>to</strong>n DamLebanonMil<strong>to</strong>n Leatherboard Dam(removed 1999)LebanonBonny Eagle DamHollisMallison Falls DamW<strong>in</strong>dhamSpauld<strong>in</strong>g DamLebanonWest Bux<strong>to</strong>n DamBux<strong>to</strong>nBar Mills DamBux<strong>to</strong>nAlthough Ma<strong>in</strong>e’s rivers once flowed freelybetween <strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong> reaches of the state <strong>and</strong> the sea,dams have turned our rivers <strong>in</strong><strong>to</strong> highly fragmentedwaters – with stretches that are physically <strong>and</strong>biologically separated from each other. More than1,000 dams now exist on Ma<strong>in</strong>e’s 31,000 miles ofrivers <strong>and</strong> streams. The majority of these dams aresmall, do not generate electricity <strong>and</strong> do notcreate a sizable impoundment. However, thedams that are most familiar <strong>to</strong> Ma<strong>in</strong>e people arethe ones on our major rivers, shown here.Mast Po<strong>in</strong>t DamBerwickLower Great Falls DamBerwickSouth Berwick DamSouth BerwickBos<strong>to</strong>n Felt DamSouth LebanonUpper Great Falls DamBerwickRoll<strong>in</strong>sford DamSouth BerwickSpr<strong>in</strong>g & Bradbury <strong>Dams</strong>SacoSkel<strong>to</strong>n DamDay<strong>to</strong>nCataract DamSacoCumberl<strong>and</strong> Mills DamWestbrookSmelt Hill DamFalmouthRemoved 2002Saccarappa DamWestbrook6 A Citizen’s <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>River</strong> Res<strong>to</strong>ration
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