Dam[ 1]
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
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) )
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 )
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
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 an fish passage to allow alewife to access the pond for spawning.[ 2]
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.[ 3]
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
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 )
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 )
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
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
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
Mill Dam
2000
Corinna 44°55′19″N 69°15′39″W / 44.9219°N 69.2609°W / 44.9219; -69.2609 (Mill Dam )
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
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
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
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
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
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 )
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 )
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)
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
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
Hampden Recreation Area Dam
2 ft (0.61 m)
1999
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
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) )
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) )
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
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
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.[ 4]
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
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
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.[ 5]
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 )
Owned by the Town of Whitefield.