List of dam removals in Delaware

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

Completed removals

Dam[1] Height Year removed Location Watercourse Watershed Notes
West Street Dam (Brandywine Dam No. 1) 3 ft (0.91 m) 2019 Wilmington
39°45′05″N 75°32′51″W / 39.7514°N 75.5475°W / 39.7514; -75.5475 (Brandywine Dam) 		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
39°45′01″N 75°37′58″W / 39.7502°N 75.6329°W / 39.7502; -75.6329 (Fell Spice Mill Dam) 		Red Clay Creek
Byrnes Mill Dam (Dam No. 1) 13 ft (4.0 m) 2014 Newark
39°41′53″N 75°39′55″W / 39.698°N 75.6652°W / 39.698; -75.6652 (Byrnes Mill Dam (Dam No. 1)) 		White Clay Creek Mill dam is owned by Delaware Racing Inc.
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References

  1. ^ Rivers, American (13 February 2023). "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare. American Rivers. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v10. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ Kauffman, Gerald McAdams (28 July 2021). "The Nation's Founding Fish Returns to America's Most Historic Small Watershed". NOAA's Office of Response & Restoration Blog. NOAA Office of Response and Restoration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.