List of dam removals in Rhode Island

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

Completed removals

Dam^[1]	Height	Year removed	Location	Watercourse	Watershed	Notes
Shady Lea Mill Pond Dam^[2]		2018	North Kingstown 41°32′01″N 71°27′49″W / 41.5336°N 71.4637°W / 41.5336; -71.4637 (Shady Lea Mill Pond Dam)	Mattatuxet River	Pettaquamscutt River	Textile mill dam.
Pawtuxet Falls Dam	5 ft (1.5 m)	2011	Cranston and Warwick 41°45′52″N 71°23′27″W / 41.7644°N 71.3909°W / 41.7644; -71.3909 (Pawtuxet Falls Dam)	Pawtuxet River	Pawtuxet River
Jackson Pond Dam	20 ft (6.1 m)	1979	Hope 41°44′03″N 71°33′14″W / 41.7342°N 71.5539°W / 41.7342; -71.5539 (Jackson Pond Dam)	North Branch Pawtuxet River	Pawtuxet River
Dyerville Dam		2009	Providence 41°49′40″N 71°27′45″W / 41.8277°N 71.4625°W / 41.8277; -71.4625 (Dyerville Dam)	Woonasquatucket River	Providence River
Paragon Dam		2010	Providence 41°49′06″N 71°26′32″W / 41.8183°N 71.4421°W / 41.8183; -71.4421 (Paragon Dam)	Woonasquatucket River	Providence River
Bradford Dam	6 ft (1.8 m)	2017	Ashaway 41°24′27″N 71°44′58″W / 41.4076°N 71.7494°W / 41.4076; -71.7494 (Bradford Dam)	Pawcatuck River	Pawcatuck River	^[3]
Lower Shannock Falls Dam		2010	Richmond and Charlestown 41°26′50″N 71°38′36″W / 41.4473°N 71.6433°W / 41.4473; -71.6433 (Lower Shannock Falls Dam)			Textile mill dam.
White Rock Dam	6 ft (1.8 m)	2015	Westerly 41°24′21″N 71°50′36″W / 41.4059°N 71.8434°W / 41.4059; -71.8434 (White Rock Dam)			Mill dam.

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^ "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare. American Rivers. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Marrocco, Jacob (20 July 2018). "Dam removal project at Shady Lea Mill underway". The Independent. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ Drummond, Cynthia (21 December 2017). "Bradford Dam removal completed, allowing Pawcatuck River to flow freely". Westerly Sun. Retrieved 5 September 2023.