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Neat, which city? I live in Washington DC which is in a similar position, where an EPA consent decree to clean up the river and deal with old sewer overflow is
by jonstewart 5y ago
Neat, which city? I live in Washington DC which is in a similar position, where an EPA consent decree to clean up the river and deal with old sewer overflow is driving lots of neat infrastructure and cleaning up the waterfronts rather dramatically. No low head dams that I’m aware of, however, though maybe there’s one on Rock Creek.
- pge 5y agoThere’s a very dangerous low head dam in DC area just upstream of chain bridge. It is used to divert water for drinking. Fortunately clear warning signs on the water have prevented any recent fatalities, but there were a number in the past.
- jonstewart 5y agoYeah, I’m sure there are several in the greater metro area outside DC proper. Drownings on the Potomac seem pretty common
- fitzoh 5y agoThe description definitely matches Columbus, Ohio. https://u.osu.edu/strive/research/dam-removal/ https://u.osu.edu/strive/research/dam-removal/ https://www.sciotomile.com/about/ https://www.sciotomile.com/about/
- Severian 5y agoBingo! I was not aware the 5th Ave. dam was used for cooling in the past. Most of my knowledge about the removal was talking to some people who worked on the project, and they mentioned water erosion (incision). I guess I added 2+2 and got 5.
- AviationAtom 5y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Falls_Dam_(Potomac_River) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Falls_Dam_(Potomac_Ri...