List of dam removals in Florida
This is a list of dams in Florida that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.
Completed removals
Dam[1] | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes |
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Wilson Pond Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2017 | Walton County 30.6056°N 86.2519°W |
Tributary to Brier Creek | Alaqua Bayou | Owned by Eglin Air Force Base. |
Kelly Branch Dam | 2007 | Blountstown 30.4964°N 85.0084°W |
Kelly Branch | Apalachicola River | Owned by the The Nature Conservancy as part of Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve. The removal was intended to restore habitat for the blacktail shiner.[2] | |
Unnamed dam | 2008 | Niceville 30.5304°N 86.4868°W |
Mill Creek | Boggy Bayou | Dams were built to create water hazards on a golf course on Eglin Air Force Base. They were removed, and the golf course redesigned, in order to improve the habitat of the Okaloosa darter.[3] | |
Eagle Golf Course Dam | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 2007 | Niceville 30.5316°N 86.4871°W | |||
Anderson Pond Dam | 11 ft (3.4 m) | 2010 | Okaloosa County 30.5598°N 86.5146°W |
Anderson Branch | Owned by Eglin Air Force Base. | |
Estimated Dam 1423 | 2010 | Okaloosa County 30.5601°N 86.5145°W | ||||
Kendricks Pond Dam | 9 ft (2.7 m) | 2013 | Okaloosa County 30.5189°N 86.516°W |
Tributary to Turkey Creek | ||
Kepner Pond Dam | 14 ft (4.3 m) | 2008 | Okaloosa County 30.5903°N 86.5374°W |
Tributary to Parrish Creek | ||
Hazelwood Pond Dam | 14 ft (4.3 m) | 2009 | Okaloosa County 30.5737°N 86.4763°W |
Long Branch | ||
Dead Lakes Dam | 18 ft (5.5 m) | 1987 | Wewahitchka 30.124°N 85.1767°W |
Chipola River | Chipola River | National Inventory of Dams ID FL00103. |
Pace's Dike Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 1991 | Monroe County 25.7191°N 81.0482°W |
Gum Slough | Everglades | Located in Big Cypress National Preserve. |
Dam and Lock | 2000 | Kissimmee River | Kissimmee River | |||
Puddin Head Dam | 2010 | Niceville 30.4983°N 86.4257°W |
Steephead Stream | Rocky Bayou | Owned by Rocky Bayou State Park. | |
Brandt Pond Dam | 9 ft (2.7 m) | 2018 | Okaloosa County 30.5563°N 86.4761°W |
Fox Head Branch | Owned by Eglin Air Force Base. | |
Brown Pond Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2009 | Okaloosa County 30.5842°N 86.4153°W |
Tributary to Little Rocky Creek | ||
Buck Pond Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2018 | Santa Rosa County 30.5513°N 86.9101°W |
Double Head Branch | Yellow River | |
Metts Pond Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2019 | Okaloosa County 30.5552°N 86.7631°W |
Holley Creek | ||
Atwell Pond Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2019 | Santa Rosa County 30.5612°N 86.8729°W |
Poplar Branch | ||
Lost Boy Pond Dam | 14 ft (4.3 m) | 2008 | Okaloosa County 30.6506°N 86.6269°W |
Tributary to Turkey Gobbler Creek |
References
- Rivers, American (13 February 2023). "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare. American Rivers. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v10. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- Ritchie, Bruce. "Dam Removal Gives Kelley Branch Some Shiners". LandScope America. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- "Environmental Assessment for Mill Creek Restoration Project, Eglin Air Force Base, FL" (PDF). Air Armament Center. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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