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List of dam removals in Rhode Island

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The removal of the White Rock Dam from the Pawcatuck River in Westerly in 2015.

This is a list of dams in Rhode Island that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.

Completed removals

Dam Height Year removed Location Watercourse Watershed Notes
Shady Lea Mill Pond Dam 2018 North Kingstown
41°32′01″N 71°27′49″W / 41.5336°N 71.4637°W / 41.5336; -71.4637 (Shady Lea Mill Pond Dam) 		Mattatuxet River Pettaquamscutt River Textile mill dam.
Pawtuxet Falls Dam 5 ft (1.5 m) 2011 Cranston and Warwick
41°45′52″N 71°23′27″W / 41.7644°N 71.3909°W / 41.7644; -71.3909 (Pawtuxet Falls Dam) 		Pawtuxet River Pawtuxet River
Jackson Pond Dam 20 ft (6.1 m) 1979 Hope
41°44′03″N 71°33′14″W / 41.7342°N 71.5539°W / 41.7342; -71.5539 (Jackson Pond Dam) 		North Branch Pawtuxet River
Dyerville Dam 2009 Providence
41°49′40″N 71°27′45″W / 41.8277°N 71.4625°W / 41.8277; -71.4625 (Dyerville Dam) 		Woonasquatucket River Providence River
Paragon Dam 2010 Providence
41°49′06″N 71°26′32″W / 41.8183°N 71.4421°W / 41.8183; -71.4421 (Paragon Dam)
Bradford Dam 6 ft (1.8 m) 2017 Ashaway
41°24′27″N 71°44′58″W / 41.4076°N 71.7494°W / 41.4076; -71.7494 (Bradford Dam) 		Pawcatuck River Pawcatuck River
Lower Shannock Falls Dam 2010 Richmond and Charlestown
41°26′50″N 71°38′36″W / 41.4473°N 71.6433°W / 41.4473; -71.6433 (Lower Shannock Falls Dam) 		Textile mill dam.
White Rock Dam 6 ft (1.8 m) 2015 Westerly
41°24′21″N 71°50′36″W / 41.4059°N 71.8434°W / 41.4059; -71.8434 (White Rock Dam) 		Mill dam.
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See also

References

  1. "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare. American Rivers. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. Marrocco, Jacob (20 July 2018). "Dam removal project at Shady Lea Mill underway". The Independent. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. Drummond, Cynthia (21 December 2017). "Bradford Dam removal completed, allowing Pawcatuck River to flow freely". Westerly Sun. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

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