The United States removed 100 outdated dams in 2025, reconnecting more than 4,893 river miles across 30 states and setting a single-year record for upstream habitat
- Dam removal on the Middle Fork Nooksack River, Washington (American Rivers photos)The United States removed 100 dams across 30 states in 2025, reconnecting more than 4,893 miles of rivers, according to a report by the organisation American Rivers.
- The organisation said it was the largest number of upstream river miles reconnected through dam removal in a single year in the US.
- The removal of these dams has allowed water to flow freely again in places where rivers had been blocked for decades, and in some cases, for centuries.
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- Dam removal on the Middle Fork Nooksack River, Washington (American Rivers photos)The United States removed 100 dams across 30 states in 2025, reconnecting more than 4,893 miles of rivers, according to a report by the organisation American Rivers.
- The organisation said it was the largest number of upstream river miles reconnected through dam removal in a single year in the US.
- The removal of these dams has allowed water to flow freely again in places where rivers had been blocked for decades, and in some cases, for centuries.
Sources: Times of India