Dam
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Height
Year removed
Location
Watercourse
Watershed
Notes
Little River Dam
2009
Lisbon
43°59′40″N 70°03′01″W / 43.9944°N 70.0502°W / 43.9944; -70.0502 (Little River Dam )
Little River
Androscoggin River
Farnsworth Dam
13 ft (4.0 m)
2019
Lisbon
44°01′16″N 70°05′31″W / 44.0211°N 70.092°W / 44.0211; -70.092 (Farnsworth Dam )
Sabattus River
Woolen mill dam.
Upper River Dam (Upper Town Dam)
8 ft (2.4 m)
2022
Lisbon
44°01′58″N 70°06′14″W / 44.0329°N 70.104°W / 44.0329; -70.104 (Upper River Dam (Upper Town Dam) )
Timber mill dam owned by the Town of Lisbon.
Unnamed remnant dam
2010
Washburn
46°46′52″N 68°09′31″W / 46.7811°N 68.1587°W / 46.7811; -68.1587
Salmon Brook
Aroostook River
Washburn Mill Pond Dam
2014
Washburn
46°47′31″N 68°09′26″W / 46.792°N 68.1571°W / 46.792; -68.1571 (Washburn Mill Pond Dam )
Dam built for recreation, owned by the Town of Washburn.
Unnamed remnant dam
2013
Riley Township
44°30′05″N 70°55′17″W / 44.5014°N 70.9213°W / 44.5014; -70.9213
Sunday River
Wight's Pond Dam
3 ft (0.91 m)
2017
Penobscot
44°27′04″N 68°40′27″W / 44.4511°N 68.6742°W / 44.4511; -68.6742 (Wight's Pond Dam )
Winslow Stream
Bagaduce River
Pond level dam owned by the Town of Penobscot, Maine. The dam was replaced with an
fish passage to allow
alewife to access the pond for spawning.
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Smelt Brook Dam
2018
Sullivan
44°30′18″N 68°09′41″W / 44.5049°N 68.1614°W / 44.5049; -68.1614 (Smelt Brook Dam )
Smelt Brook
Frenchman Bay
Dam created a trout pond. Owned by the Downeast Salmon Federation.
Kate Furbish Dam
13 ft (4.0 m)
2016
Brunswick
43°51′58″N 69°56′04″W / 43.8661°N 69.9345°W / 43.8661; -69.9345 (Kate Furbish Dam )
Tributary to
Harpswell Cove
Harpswell Sound
Edwards Dam
24 ft (7.3 m)
1999
Augusta
44°19′30″N 69°46′11″W / 44.3249°N 69.7697°W / 44.3249; -69.7697 (Edwards Dam )
Kennebec River
Kennebec River
This hydroelectric dam was removed after the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission refused to renew its license, marking the first time the federal government ordered the removal of a dam against the wishes of its owners.
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Lombard Dam
2018
Vassalboro
44°27′49″N 69°36′50″W / 44.4637°N 69.614°W / 44.4637; -69.614 (Lombard Dam )
Outlet Stream
Masse Dam
17 ft (5.2 m)
2017
Vassalboro
44°27′07″N 69°36′25″W / 44.4519°N 69.607°W / 44.4519; -69.607 (Masse Dam )
Sawmill dam.
Morneau Remnants Dam
6 ft (1.8 m)
2021
Vassalboro
44°27′25″N 69°36′32″W / 44.4569°N 69.6088°W / 44.4569; -69.6088 (Morneau Remnants Dam )
Sawmill dam.
Madison Electric Dam
2006
Starks
44°43′53″N 69°53′53″W / 44.7313°N 69.8981°W / 44.7313; -69.8981 (Madison Electric Dam )
Sandy River
Hydropower dam owned by Madison Electric Works.
Fort Halifax Dam
2008
Winslow
44°32′21″N 69°37′33″W / 44.5391°N 69.6258°W / 44.5391; -69.6258 (Fort Halifax Dam )
Sebasticook River
Main Street Dam
2002
Newport
44°50′07″N 69°16′19″W / 44.8352°N 69.272°W / 44.8352; -69.272 (Main Street Dam )
East Branch Sebasticook River
Mill Dam
2000
Corinna
44°55′19″N 69°15′39″W / 44.9219°N 69.2609°W / 44.9219; -69.2609 (Mill Dam )
Archer's Mill Dam
12 ft (3.7 m)
1999
Stetson
44°53′15″N 69°08′16″W / 44.8876°N 69.1379°W / 44.8876; -69.1379 (Archer's Mill Dam )
Stetson Stream
National Inventory of Dams ID
ME00402 .
Walton's Mill Dam
16 ft (4.9 m)
2022
Farmington
44°39′37″N 70°09′57″W / 44.6602°N 70.1658°W / 44.6602; -70.1658 (Walton's Mill Dam )
Temple Stream
Mill dam owned by the Town of Farmington.
National Inventory of Dams ID
ME00123 .
Goff Mill Brook Dam
4 ft (1.2 m)
2015
Arundel
Goff Mill Brook
Kennebunk River
East Machias Dam
2000
East Machias
44°44′20″N 67°23′20″W / 44.7389°N 67.3889°W / 44.7389; -67.3889 (East Machias Dam )
East Machias River
Machias River
Hydropower dam owned by the Town of East Machias.
Canaan Lake Outlet Dam
1999
North Washington
44°58′00″N 67°46′30″W / 44.9667°N 67.7749°W / 44.9667; -67.7749 (Canaan Lake Outlet Dam )
Old Stream
Northern Stream Rock Dam
2020
East Machias
44°58′33″N 67°31′16″W / 44.9759°N 67.521°W / 44.9759; -67.521 (Northern Stream Rock Dam )
Northern Stream
West Winterport Dam
16 ft (4.9 m)
2010
Winterport and
Frankfort
44°37′07″N 68°57′29″W / 44.6185°N 68.958°W / 44.6185; -68.958 (West Winterport Dam )
Marsh Stream
Penobscot River
Bangor Dam
4 ft (1.2 m)
1995
Bangor
44°48′36″N 68°44′30″W / 44.8101°N 68.7417°W / 44.8101; -68.7417 (Bangor Dam )
Penobscot River
Great Works Dam
20 ft (6.1 m)
2012
Old Town
44°55′15″N 68°37′55″W / 44.9207°N 68.6319°W / 44.9207; -68.6319 (Great Works Dam )
Hydropower dam.
Veazie Dam
30 ft (9.1 m)
2013
Veazie and
Eddington
44°49′57″N 68°42′03″W / 44.8325°N 68.7008°W / 44.8325; -68.7008 (Veazie Dam )
Hydropower dam owned by the
PPL Corporation .
Brownville Dam
12 ft (3.7 m)
1999
Brownville
45°18′23″N 69°02′04″W / 45.3064°N 69.0344°W / 45.3064; -69.0344 (Brownville Dam )
Pleasant River (Piscataquis River tributary)
Lower Sedgeunkedunk Dam
2009
Brewer
44°45′55″N 68°46′47″W / 44.7652°N 68.7798°W / 44.7652; -68.7798 (Lower Sedgeunkedunk Dam )
Sedgeunkedunk Stream
Grist Mill Dam
14 ft (4.3 m)
1998
Hampden
44°44′55″N 68°49′58″W / 44.7487°N 68.8329°W / 44.7487; -68.8329 (Grist Mill Dam )
Souadabscook Stream
Hampden Recreation Area Dam
2 ft (0.61 m)
1999
Mast Point Dam
1997
Berwick
43°17′13″N 70°53′54″W / 43.287°N 70.8982°W / 43.287; -70.8982 (Mast Point Dam )
Salmon Falls River
Piscataqua River
Shoreys Brook Dam
18 ft (5.5 m)
2011
South Berwick and
Eliot
43°10′53″N 70°49′08″W / 43.1813°N 70.8189°W / 43.1813; -70.8189 (Shoreys Brook Dam )
Shoreys Brook
Columbia Falls Dam
9 ft (2.7 m)
1988
Steuben
44°39′11″N 67°43′38″W / 44.6531°N 67.7273°W / 44.6531; -67.7273 (Columbia Falls Dam )
Pleasant River (Pleasant Bay)
Pleasant River (Pleasant Bay)
Smelt Hill Dam
2002
Falmouth
43°43′06″N 70°16′09″W / 43.7183°N 70.2693°W / 43.7183; -70.2693 (Smelt Hill Dam )
Presumpscot River
Presumpscot River
Saccarappa Dam 1 (east)
12 ft (3.7 m)
2019
Westbrook
43°40′40″N 70°22′10″W / 43.6779°N 70.3695°W / 43.6779; -70.3695 (Saccarappa Dam 1 (east) )
Hydroelectric dams owned by Sappi North America/S. D. Warren Co.
Saccarappa Dam 2 (west)
12 ft (3.7 m)
2019
Westbrook
43°40′44″N 70°22′09″W / 43.6789°N 70.3692°W / 43.6789; -70.3692 (Saccarappa Dam 2 (west) )
Swett Brook Dam
4 ft (1.2 m)
2013
Waterford
44°15′24″N 70°43′39″W / 44.2566°N 70.7274°W / 44.2566; -70.7274 (Swett Brook Dam )
Swett Brook
Water storage dam owned by the Portland Pipe Line Corporation.
Randall Mill Dam
10 ft (3.0 m)
2013
Pownal
43°55′47″N 70°11′28″W / 43.9297°N 70.191°W / 43.9297; -70.191 (Randall Mill Dam )
Chandler Brook
Royal River
Sawmill dam.
Unnamed dam
2012
Yarmouth
43°48′19″N 70°11′19″W / 43.8053°N 70.1885°W / 43.8053; -70.1885
Royal River
Mill dam.
Milltown Dam
42 ft (13 m)
2023
Calais
45°10′33″N 67°17′34″W / 45.1759°N 67.2929°W / 45.1759; -67.2929 (Milltown Dam )
St. Croix River
St. Croix River
Sennebec Dam
15 ft (4.6 m)
2002
Union
44°14′12″N 69°16′42″W / 44.2367°N 69.2782°W / 44.2367; -69.2782 (Sennebec Dam )
Saint George River
Saint George River
Dam had raised the natural water level on Sennebec Pond, and was replaced with a fish ramp that maintained the level while opening 17 miles (27 km) of the Saint George River and 1,100 acres (450 ha) of lake habitat to fish passage. This was the last man-made barrier on the Saint George River.
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Martin Brook Upper Dam
2010
Madawaska
47°20′43″N 68°19′53″W / 47.3453°N 68.3315°W / 47.3453; -68.3315 (Martin Brook Upper Dam )
Martin Brook
Saint John River
Sherman Lake Dam
2008
New Castle
44°00′41″N 69°35′52″W / 44.0115°N 69.5979°W / 44.0115; -69.5979 (Sherman Lake Dam )
Marsh River
Sheepscot River
Lower Montsweag Dam
35 ft (11 m)
2010
Wiscasset
43°58′07″N 69°43′13″W / 43.9686°N 69.7202°W / 43.9686; -69.7202 (Lower Montsweag Dam )
Montsweag Brook
Dam was built to create an emergency water source for the
Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant .
Head Tide Dam
15 ft (4.6 m)
2019
Alna
44°06′54″N 69°37′23″W / 44.1149°N 69.623°W / 44.1149; -69.623 (Head Tide Dam )
Sheepscot River
Former grist mill dam owned by the Atlantic Salmon Federation and the Town of Alna. The dam was partially removed and replaced with an elevated platform to allow for fish passage.
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Coopers Mill Dam
20 ft (6.1 m)
2018
Whitefield
44°15′31″N 69°33′02″W / 44.2587°N 69.5506°W / 44.2587; -69.5506 (Coopers Mill Dam )
Owned by the Town of Whitefield.