Restoring Streams by Removing Dams
Presentation Type
Event
Location
Columbus State University
Start Date
3-11-2022 8:30 AM
Description
Georgia is home to more than 30,000 dams. These dams range in size from massive US Army Corp of Engineers projects (Walter F. George) to small agricultural earthen dams. Since dams alter flow patterns, reduce migration of sediments downstream, and fragment populations of fish and wildlife, efforts to eliminate dams or mitigate their effects have been a priority of conservation organizations such as the Society for Freshwater Sciences. In this presentation I review what is known about dams and their effects on rivers and streams. I also discuss a novel partnership between CSU and The Nature Conservancy designed to develop new techniques to assess the effectiveness of dam removal for stream restoration.
Restoring Streams by Removing Dams
Columbus State University
Georgia is home to more than 30,000 dams. These dams range in size from massive US Army Corp of Engineers projects (Walter F. George) to small agricultural earthen dams. Since dams alter flow patterns, reduce migration of sediments downstream, and fragment populations of fish and wildlife, efforts to eliminate dams or mitigate their effects have been a priority of conservation organizations such as the Society for Freshwater Sciences. In this presentation I review what is known about dams and their effects on rivers and streams. I also discuss a novel partnership between CSU and The Nature Conservancy designed to develop new techniques to assess the effectiveness of dam removal for stream restoration.
