This is a list of dams in Tennessee 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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Nashville Zoo Dam Weir 1 | 2017 | Nashville | Cathy Jo Branch | Cumberland River | Owned by the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere. | ||
Nashville Zoo Dam Weir 2 | 2017 | Nashville | |||||
Chandler Cove Dam | 2018 | Nashville | Mill Creek | ||||
Culbertson Road Dam | 2018 | Nashville | |||||
McRedmond Dam | 2018 | Nashville | Dam built for recreation. | ||||
McCabe Golf Course Dam | 2014 | Nashville | Richland Creek | Golf course irrigation dam owned by Metro Nashville. | |||
Sevenmile Dam | 2015 | Nashville | Sevenmile Creek | Located behind the Edmondson Pike Branch Library, the cinder block dam was removed to support the endangered Nashville crayfish. 580 crayfish were relocated from the area ahead of the demolition.[2] | |||
Roaring River Fish Dam | 2017 | Gainesboro | Roaring River | Fish barrier meant to keep rough fish from the downstream Cordell Hull Lake out of the river. Owned by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. | |||
Harpeth River Dam | 2012 | Franklin | Harpeth River | Harpeth River | Owned by the City of Franklin. | ||
Occidental Chem Pond Dam D | 1995 | Williamsport | Duck Creek | Duck River | |||
Monsanto Dam #7 | 1990 | Columbia | Duck River | ||||
Tailings Pond No. 7 Dam | 1990 | Maury County | Tributary to Duck River | ||||
Monsanto Dam #3 | 1988 | Columbia | Tributary to Duck River | ||||
Monsanto Dam #4 | 1990 | Columbia | Greenlick Creek | ||||
Monsanto Dam #5A | 1990 | Columbia | |||||
Monsanto Dam #9 | 1990 | Columbia | Helms Branch | ||||
Rhone Poulenc Dam #20 | 1995 | Mt. Pleasant | Quality Creek | ||||
Occidental Chem Dam #6 | 1991 | Columbia | Tributary to Rutherford Creek | ||||
Hooker No. 6 Dam | 1991 | Maury County | Tributary to Rutherford Creek | ||||
Walkers Dam | 1992 | Columbia | Walker Stream | ||||
Gin House Lake Dam | 1994 | Munford | Adkinson Creek | Hatchie River | |||
Upper Citico Creek Dam | 2015 | Monroe County | Citico Creek | Little Tennessee River | Rough fish barrier owned by the U.S. Forest Service. | ||
Ballard Mill Mine Dam | 1992 | Sweetwater | Tributary to Fork Creek | ||||
Spence Farm Pond Dam #5 | 1983 | Adamsville | Tributary to Snake Creek | Tennessee River | |||
Bales Mill Dam | Greene County | Holly Creek | Nolichucky River | Hydropower dam. | |||
Lake Deforest Dam | 1991 | Oakfield | Johnson Creek | Forked Deer River | |||
London's Mill Dam (Tailings Pond Dam) | 1995 | Polk County | Burra-Burra Creek | Ocoee River | |||
Cities Service Company Dam | 1995 | Turtletown | |||||
Brown's Mill Dam | 2014 | Lascassas | East Fork Stones River | Stones River | |||
Eblen-Powell Dam #1 | LaFollette | Ollis Creek | Clinch River | ||||
L. Thompson Dam #1 | 1990 | ||||||
L.C. Hancock Dam #1 | 1990 |