page_title: Howland Dam (Maine)
hierarchical_section_title: Howland Dam (Maine)
caption_attribution_description: English: The Howland Dam bypass on the Piscataquis River provides fish more access to native spawning habitat. Photo credit: USFWS
context_page_description: The Howland Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Piscataquis River at its confluence with the Penobscot River in Howland, Penobscot County, Maine. The Howland Dam was purchased by the Penobscot River Restoration Trust in 2010 from PPL Corporation, formerly Pennsylvania Power and Light under an agreement reaches several years earlier. A fish bypass was constructed around the dam in 2015.
context_section_description: The Howland Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Piscataquis River at its confluence with the Penobscot River in Howland, Penobscot County, Maine. The Howland Dam was purchased by the Penobscot River Restoration Trust in 2010 from PPL Corporation, formerly Pennsylvania Power and Light under an agreement reaches several years earlier. A fish bypass was constructed around the dam in 2015.
caption: The fish bypass in 2015
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