Veazie Dam Explained

Veazie Dam
Location Map:Maine
Coordinates:44.8325°N -68.7009°W
Country:United States
Location:Penobscot County, Maine
Status:D
Opening:1912
Demolished:July 22, 2013
Dam Height:20feet
Dam Length:1072feet[1]
Dam Crosses:Penobscot River
Plant Capacity:8.4 MW

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 8miles upstream of the Veazie Dam, was removed in 2012.[4] [5] [6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dams in Maine. Maine.gov. December 19, 2012.
  2. News: Breaching of dam, restoring salmon's passage unite many . Alyssa . Botelho . Boston Globe . July 23, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131129031133/http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/maine/2013/07/22/removal-veazie-dam-maine-penobscot-river-starts-creating-easier-pathway-for-salmon/90TiLUVoBH4ozythyRsQrK/story.html . November 29, 2013 . July 23, 2013 . live . mdy-all .
  3. News: Date set for historic Veazie Dam breaching. Gagnon. Dawn. June 30, 2013. Bangor Daily News. July 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101010450/http://bangordailynews.com/2013/06/30/news/date-set-for-historic-veazie-dam-breaching/. November 1, 2013. live. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: The Project . Penobscot River Restoration Trust . December 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131126220734/http://www.penobscotriver.org/content/4003/the-project . November 26, 2013 . live . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: Timeline . October 2012 . Penobscot River Restoration Trust . December 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131031184737/http://www.penobscotriver.org/content/4031/timeline . October 31, 2013 . live . mdy-all .
  6. News: Nick . McCrea . Crews begin removing Great Works dam; interior secretary calls effort 'milestone for river conservation' . Bangor Daily News . June 11, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131101012146/http://bangordailynews.com/2012/06/11/news/bangor/crews-begin-removing-great-works-dam-3-5m-in-federal-funds-pledged/ . November 1, 2013 . June 11, 2012 . live . mdy-all .
  7. Web site: David . Ferris . Hat Trick On The Penobscot River: Fewer Dams, Same Energy, More Fish . Forbes . December 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131031232717/http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2012/06/11/hat-trick-on-the-penobscot/ . October 31, 2013 . live . mdy-all .

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