Document Type
Blog
Publication Date
10-29-2011
Abstract
Yesterday, the Baby Stews took the mini-course to our friends at the Miami Conservancy District and Five Rivers MetroParks to hear about the exciting removal of the Monument low dam a little ways past RiverScape on the Great Miami. Removing the low dam will help the river return to its natural flow rather than a buildup of water behind the dam. It will also allow for a better migration of fish, less chance for poor water quality from sediment buildup behind the dam, and most importantly, resolve the safety hazard that low dams can present. For those of you who are unfamiliar with low dams, they are usually concrete dams with varying height that water runs over that blends in with the river in front of the low dam, so they are not always easy to see if you are paddling down the river.
Keywords
University of Dayton Rivers Institute, Fitz Center for Leadership in Community, River Stewards, Great Miami River
eCommons Citation
University of Dayton, "Low Dam Removal and Waterpark Plans!" (2011). Blog Archive: River Reflections at the University of Dayton. 159.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/rivers_blog/159
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Author: Liz (no last name given)