List of dam removals in Tennessee
Summary: Dams in Tennessee have been removed to restore free-flowing rivers.
- 2014: Metro Nashville removed an irrigation dam on Richland Creek at McCabe Golf Course.
- 2015: A small cinder-block dam on Sevenmile Creek behind the Edmondson Pike Branch Library was removed to aid the Nashville crayfish; 580 crayfish were relocated before demolition.
- 2017: The Nashville Zoo at Grassmere removed two small dams on the Cathy Jo Branch.
- 2017: A Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency fish barrier, meant to keep rough fish from Cordell Hull Lake out of the Roaring River, was removed.
- The Harms Mill Dam on the Elk River is the last major barrier. TWRA is leading a removal project, funded with $500,000 from the National Fish Passage Program. Removing it would open about 1,114 miles (1,793 km) of streams to fish migration, support the round hickorynut and 45 other species in need of conservation, and improve boating safety.
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