List_of_dam_removals_in_Maryland
This is a list of dams in Maryland that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.
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Dam[1] | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes |
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Centreville Dam | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 2015 | Centreville 39.048°N 76.062°W / 39.048; -76.062 (Centreville Dam) |
Gravel Run | Corsica River | Mill dam owned by the Town of Centreville.[2] |
White Hall Dam | 2011 | White Hall 39.6206°N 76.6297°W / 39.6206; -76.6297 (White Hall Dam) |
Little Falls | Gunpowder River | [3] | |
Martin Farm Pond Dam (Overshot Branch Dam) | 25 ft (7.6 m) | 2019 | Harford County 39.5239°N 76.4441°W / 39.5239; -76.4441 (Martin Farm Pond Dam (Overshot Branch Dam)) |
Overshot Branch | [4] | |
Clifford Branch Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2012 | Frederick 39.4874°N 77.4712°W / 39.4874; -77.4712 (Clifford Branch Dam) |
Clifford Branch | Monocacy River | Water supply dam for the City of Frederick. |
Puckum Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2007 | Dorchester County 38.6090°N 75.8154°W / 38.6090; -75.8154 (Puckum Dam) |
Puckum Branch | Nanticoke River | The dam and culvert had supported a logging road but were washed out in June 2006. Total removal in January 2007 supported the passage of alewife, blueback herring, and perch.[5] |
Bloede Dam | 34 ft (10 m) | 2018 | Elkridge 39.247°N 76.7612°W / 39.247; -76.7612 (Bloede Dam) |
Patapsco River | Patapsco River | Hydropower dam owned by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.[6] |
Simkins Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2010 | Baltimore County 39.2527°N 76.7683°W / 39.2527; -76.7683 (Simkins Dam) |
Textile mill dam owned by Simkins Industries.[7] | ||
Union Dam | 24 ft (7.3 m) | 2010 | Baltimore County 39.2946°N 76.78°W / 39.2946; -76.78 (Union Dam) |
Textile mill dam owned by the State.[8] | ||
Pittsburgh Plate & Glass (PPG) Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2007 | Cumberland 39.5802°N 78.7444°W / 39.5802; -78.7444 (Pittsburgh Plate & Glass (PPG) Dam) |
North Branch Potomac River | Potomac River | Originally built to back up water for a pumping station. Owned by Pittsburgh Plate & Glass.[9] |
Raven Rock Dam | 6.5 ft (2.0 m) | 2007 | Washington County 39.6651°N 77.5422°W / 39.6651; -77.5422 (Raven Rock Dam) |
Little Antietam Creek | Water supply dam for the City of Hagerstown.[10] | |
Polly Pond Dam | 25 ft (7.6 m) | 2002 | Allegany County | Big Run | Located in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, the earthen dam was part of a canal waste weir.[11] | |
Chevy Chase Lake Dam | 1937 | Chevy Chase 38.994815°N 77.073111°W / 38.994815; -77.073111 (Chevy Chase Lake Dam) |
Coquelin Run | Dam built in 1892 to power streetcars and create a trolley park | ||
Bishopville Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2014 | Worcester County 38.4423°N 75.1944°W / 38.4423; -75.1944 (Bishopville Dam) |
St. Martin River | St. Martin River | Mill dam owned by Worcester County. |
Octoraro Dam | 2005 | Rising Sun 39.7017°N 76.1267°W / 39.7017; -76.1267 (Octoraro Dam) |
Octoraro Creek | Susquehanna River | [12] | |
Town Creek Dam | 5 ft (1.5 m) | |||||
Dam #3 Ruins | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 1991 | ||||
Bacon Ridge Branch Weir | 1991 | Bacon Ridge Branch | ||||
Deep Run Dam | 1989 | Deep Run | ||||
Railroad Trestle Dam | 1994 | Dorsey Run | ||||
Horsepen Branch Dam | 1995 | Horsepen Branch | ||||
Railroad Bridge at Elkton Dam | 1992 | Little Elk Creek | ||||
Stony Run Dam | 1990 | Stony Run | ||||
Route 214 Dam | 1998 | Western Branch |
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- "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare. American Rivers. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- "Centreville Dam CO002" (PDF). Fish Passage Program. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "WHITE HALL DAM – COMPLETED" (PDF). Fish Passage Program. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "Martin Farm Pond". greentrustalliance.org. Green Trust Alliance. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "PUCKUM BRANCH – COMPLETED" (PDF). Fish Passage Program. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "Patapsco River Restoration - Bloede Dam Removal". Fish Passage Program. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "SIMKINS DAM – COMPLETED" (PDF). Fish Passage Program. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "UNION DAM – COMPLETED" (PDF). Fish Passage Program. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "Pittsburgh Plate & Glass Dam (PPG) – COMPLETED" (PDF). Fish Passage Program. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "RAVENROCK – COMPLETED" (PDF). Fish Passage Program. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "DAMS SLATED FOR REMOVAL IN 2005 AND DAMS REMOVED FROM 1999-2004" (PDF). rivernet.org. American Rivers. p. 23. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "Octoraro Dam Removal". Fish Passage Program. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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