Congaree Creek dam will crumble. Feds say removing the dam is good for fish, paddlers
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A dam that for years has blocked fish and kayakers from moving freely in a major tributary of the Congaree River will be torn down, marking one of the few dam removals ever conducted in the Columbia area.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to start dismantling the metal structure Tuesday at Congaree Creek, the agency said. Eliminating the dam, which should take several days, will allow fish to swim upstream to spawn, while making the stream flow more smoothly for paddlers. Canoeists and kayakers interested in paddling upstream will no longer have a dam blocking them.
But as much as anything, tearing down the small dam at Congaree Creek is a symbolic victory for river protection advocates who favor removing more outdated and unnecessary dams across the state and nation. Efforts have intensified across the country in the past 20 years to dismantle dams that have outlived their purposes.
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