The WRP is working with partners to complete a design to remove the Upper & Lower Eaton Dams on the First Branch of the White River in Royalton. Upper Eaton Dam The Upper Eaton Dam is located immediately upstream of Royalton’s Mill Road bridge. Originally built from logs, the dam was rebuilt in 1924 using …
Posted: October 15, 2018 by wrp_admin
Eaton Dams removal design project
The WRP is working with partners to complete a design to remove the Upper & Lower Eaton Dams on the First Branch of the White River in Royalton. Upper Eaton Dam The Upper Eaton Dam is located immediately upstream of Royalton’s Mill Road bridge. Originally built from logs, the dam was rebuilt in 1924 using …
Posted: October 9, 2018 by wrp_admin
Killooleet Dam removed on the Hancock Branch
The WRP has completed a project to remove the Killooleet Dam from the White River’s Hancock Branch. From August to September 2018 the WRP worked with partners to remove the remnants of the Killooleet Dam and to raise streambed elevation along 500 feet of the Hancock Branch. Identified as a high-priority in two state-funded reports, …
Posted: August 2, 2018 by wrp_admin
Last fish passage barrier removed on Rochester’s Wing Brook
Construction has started to remove the last barrier to fish passage on Wing Brook in Rochester: the stream-crossing culvert at Wing Farm Road. The Wing Farm Road culvert is located near the mouth of Wing Brook, and is one of only three stream-crossing structures on the stream. Until recently all three structures were under-sized, making …