# List of dam removals in Maine

This is a list of dams in Maine that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.

## Completed removals

| Dam | 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 | Androscoggin 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)) | Sabattus River | Androscoggin River | 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) | Salmon Brook | Aroostook River | 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 | Aroostook 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 a fish passage to allow alewife to access the pond for spawning. |
| 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. |
| 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 | Kennebec River | |
| 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) | Outlet Stream | Kennebec River | 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) | Outlet Stream | Kennebec River | 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 | Kennebec 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 | Kennebec 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 | Kennebec 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) | East Branch Sebasticook River | Kennebec River | |
| 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 | Kennebec River | 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 | Kennebec River | 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 | Machias River | |
| 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 | Machias River | |
| 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 | 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) | Penobscot River | Penobscot River | 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) | Penobscot River | Penobscot River | 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) | Penobscot River | |
| 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 | Penobscot River | |
| 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 | Penobscot River | |
| Hampden Recreation Area Dam | 2 ft (0.61 m) | 1999 | | Souadabscook Stream | Penobscot River | |
| 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 | Piscataqua River | |
| 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)) | Presumpscot River | Presumpscot River | 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)) | Presumpscot River | Presumpscot River | Hydroelectric dams owned by Sappi North America/S. D. Warren Co. |
| 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 | Presumpscot River | 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 | 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. |
| 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 | Sheepscot River | 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 | 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. |
| 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) | Sheepscot River | Sheepscot River | Owned by the Town of Whitefield. |
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