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A map of Maine shows the Penobscot river. It marks the sites of the removed Veazie and Great Works Dams, the updated Howland Dam, and shows the sites of eight more dams covering almost the entirety of the state, at some stage of updating.

Photo By/Credit

Olivia Gieger

Date Shot/Created

05/12/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

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The Penobscot is one of the largest watersheds in New England; the removal of the Veazie and Great Works Dams and the implementation of a fishway at Howland Dam were three massive projects at the center of building a more-open Penobscot for salmon and alewife to swim upstream. After the removals, nearly 19 dams remain on the river in some stage of restoration, removal, and relicensing.