The Veazie Dam was a hydroelectric dam on the Penobscot River between Veazie and Eddington in Penobscot County, Maine. In 2010 the Penobscot River Restoration Trust bought the dam from PPL Corporation based on an agreement that was signed in 2004. Deconstruction of the dam began on July 22, 2013[2] as a part of an extensive project involving four dams to restore eleven species of sea-run fish to the Penobscot River.[3] The Veazie Dam was the furthest downstream of the dams on the Penobscot River; now the Milford and Orono Dam dams are furthest downstream, albeit on separate side of Marsh Island. The Great Works Dam, which was 8 mi (13 km) upstream of the Veazie Dam, was removed in 2012.[4][5][6][7]
| Veazie Dam | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Veazie Dam before removal in July 2013 | |
  Location of Veazie Dam in Maine | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Penobscot County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 44°49′57″N 68°42′03″W / 44.83248°N 68.70094°W |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Opening date | 1912 |
| Demolition date | July 22, 2013 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Penobscot River |
| Height | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Length | 1,072 ft (327 m)[1] |
| Power Station | |
| Installed capacity | 8.4 MW |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dams in Maine". Maine.gov. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ^ Botelho, Alyssa (July 23, 2013). "Breaching of dam, restoring salmon's passage unite many". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
- ^ Gagnon, Dawn (June 30, 2013). "Date set for historic Veazie Dam breaching". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
- ^ "The Project". Penobscot River Restoration Trust. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ "Timeline". Penobscot River Restoration Trust. October 2012. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ McCrea, Nick (June 11, 2012). "Crews begin removing Great Works dam; interior secretary calls effort 'milestone for river conservation'". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ Ferris, David. "Hat Trick On The Penobscot River: Fewer Dams, Same Energy, More Fish". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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