Bloede Dam
General information | |
| Waterway |
Patapsco River |
| Current status | Removed |
| Year built | 1906 |
| Year removed | 2018 |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | MD Dept. Natural Resources |
Bloede Dam was the first underwater hydroelectric dam in the world, made possible by the hollow construction of the reinforced concrete slab and buttress dam. Learn about the Patapsco River and Bloede Dam at https://www.americanrivers.org/patapsco/
Learn more about how the reopened river corridor is helping restore herring and alewife migration at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/river-herring-are-using-habitat-reopened-bloede-dam-removal.
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Related posts
- From American Rivers 08/28/23
Sedimentation and Dam Removal: Bringing a River Back to Life - From American Rivers 07/01/21
Bloede Dam Removal Receives Engineering Accolades
News and updates
From Hydropower Reform Coalition11/19/2024
Monthly Newsletter: Exploring FERC-Exempt Hydro Projects: Small-Scale Hydropower with Big Impacts
From South Yuba River Citizens League9/25/2024
NID Withdraws Centennial Dam Proposal After SYRCL’s Decade-Long Opposition