This is a list of dams in Delaware that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.
Dam[1] | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes |
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West Street Dam (Brandywine Dam No. 1) | 2019 | Wilmington | Brandywine Creek | Christina River | Water main encasement owned by the City of Wilmington. The removal is part of an effort to restore American shad passage to the Brandywine Creek.[2] | |
Fell Spice Mill Dam | 1950 | Wilmington | Red Clay Creek | |||
Byrnes Mill Dam (Dam No. 1) | 2014 | Newark | White Clay Creek | Mill dam is owned by Delaware Racing Inc. |