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Title: Kohut Pond dam removal
Creator: Sara Strassman
Date Created and/or Issued: 2007
Contributing Institution: UC Riverside, Library, Water Resources Collections and Archives
Collection: Clearinghouse for Dam Removal Information (CDRI)
Rights Information: Copyrighted
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Description: Scope/Content: Abstract: The removal of this 12-foot high earthen water-supply dam on private property was part of an emergency action led by the PA Department of Environmental Protection to protect downstream property when heavy rains undercut this dam. The dam failed and was partially rebuilt earlier in 2005, but as a high-hazard dam with potential to cause downstream loss of life or property, it has been required to be removed by the state. The dam removal, which was complete in August 2005, should also improve local fish habitat, particularly for trout. Details in this grant report are subject to change.
Scope/Content: Author affiliation: American Rivers
Type: text
Identifier: ark:/86086/n2x929x1
876
Subject: Safety and liability
Dams
Dam retirement
Place: Hess Run, PA
Kohut Pond Dam

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