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In the past alterations or modifications to stream channels and their floodplains were usually aimed at increasing agricultural or commercial productivity. Drainage tiles were often used to get rid of excess water and dams were able to help regulate flow and retain water supplies. With a better understanding of how these changes have effected ecosystems we now have a broader perspective of all the organisms, processes and relationships associated with healthy, productive streams and creeks. By removing dams, impoundments, flumes and other obstructions we can restore the natural habitat and conditions for rare, threatened and endangered species such as freshwater mussels.


Dam Removal Projects

Gunpowder Creek
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The Gunpowder Creek dam was originally constructed to serve as a water supply reservoir for the Camp Michaels Boy Scout Camp in Boone County,…

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West Milton Dam Removal & Stillwater River Restoration
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The West Milton dam was constructed in 1910 to generate electricity for the trolley that went from Dayton to West Milton, Ohio and was later used as…

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Williamsport
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The purpose of this project was to restore critical habitat for freshwater mussels in Deer Creek, located in southern Ohio. This project was funded…

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