Howland Dam
Howland Dam (Maine) is located in Maine
Howland Dam (Maine)
Location of Howland Dam in Maine
CountryUnited States
LocationHowland, Penobscot County, Maine
Coordinates45°14′20″N 68°39′24″W / 45.2387600°N 68.656600°W / 45.2387600; -68.656600
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsPiscataquis River

The Howland Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Piscataquis River at its confluence with the Penobscot River in Howland, Penobscot County, Maine, USA.[1] The Howland Dam was purchased by the Penobscot River Restoration Trust in 2010 from PPL Corporation, formerly Pennsylvania Power and Light, under an agreement reached several years earlier.[2] A fish bypass was constructed around the dam in 2015.[3]

The fish bypass in 2015

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  1. ^ McCool, Daniel (2012). River Republic: The Fall and Rise of America's Rivers. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-231-16130-5.
    - Not to be confused with the Howland Dam on the Hudson River above Mechanicville, New York, which was used by the Saratoga Paper Company in the making of straw paper. United States Census Office (1885). "Statistics of power and machinery employed in manufactures". Census reports Tenth census. June 1, 1880, Volume 16. p. 180 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Savitz, Andrew W. (2006). The Triple Bottom Line: How Today's Best-Run Companies Are Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Success -- and How You Can Too. San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-7879-7907-2.
  3. ^ "The Project". Penobscot River Restoration Trust. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
    - McCrea, Nick (June 11, 2012). "Crews begin removing Great Works dam; interior secretary calls effort 'milestone for river conservation'". Bangor Daily News.
    - Holyoke, John (August 31, 2012). "Great Works dam removal reveals a 'new' old river". Bangor Daily News.
    - Ferris, David. "Hat Trick On The Penobscto River: Fewer Dams, Same Energy, More Fish". Forbes. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
    - Sambides, Jr., Nick (October 10, 2015). "Historic $24 million Penobscot River project nearly finished". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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