Low Head Dams

12/06/2025

Why the US is Removing Thousands of Dams and Letting Rivers Run Free - CounterPunch.org https://share.google/BmDAbVbEJMXKrlqD3

Learning Little From History BY Paul Atwood When I was still shaped by my juvenile consciousness during the early Cold War and by the fact that my father was a wounded vet, I believed that he and all his fellows had saved us from the fangs of the venomous Japanese and N***s. There was nothing in the...

11/21/2025

https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/news/2025/11/20/feature-article-reducing-fatalities-low-head-dams

11/19/2025

https://www.reddit.com/r/maybemaybemaybe/s/4DbpfCbcSm
Scary stuff. Low head dams are dam dangerous.

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10/04/2025

Source: Syracuse.com
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09/26/2025

Apparently this has just been released by ASDSO (Association of State Dam Safety Officials). Massive education and outreach effort underway to protect our people, our friends, kids, neighbors, and even rescue personnel from the hidden dangers of dams. This should be interesting and fun. Please share to all your social media and other outlets. I would say, "This is Big".

09/26/2025

It is an unfortunate truth that many people still place their desire to be able to view a low head dam as more important than people's lives.

State officials in Appalachia have labeled low-head dams as public safety hazards, with some even being responsible for deaths. But some community members are hesitant to have the fixtures removed.

09/11/2025

Source: Los Angeles Times
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Rivers respond to dam removals. Big, little and all in between.

Dams were dismantled on the Klamath River last year. An Indigenous writer reflects on how the river is starting to recover.

08/22/2025

Researchers stunned by results after removing dam in critical waterway: 'You wouldn't even have known'

The removal of a dam in upstate New York is resulting in a surprising ecological rebound.

08/22/2025

Private utilities keep trying to dump obsolete dams on taxpayers. This is a nationwide issue. Some of these are low head dams.
As Consumers mulls selling 13 dams, some in Michigan fear another disaster - Bridge Michigan

As it looks to exit the unprofitable hydropower business, Consumers is mulling offers from a handful of potential buyers. But hydro watchdogs warn that cut-rate sales of aging dams often come with hidden public costs.