Before and after. Dam has been replaced on Minnesota-North Dakta border with fish-friendly rapids. The Red River is now dam-free for 300 miles from the St. Andrews Lock and Dam, north of Winnipeg.
More as nature untended. The dam was built in a less environmentally conscious period. Among many dams being removed one one.
Removal of 12-foot dam restores fish life cycle
DRAYTON, N.D. — The final dam blocking fish from spawning into the headwaters of the Red River has been torn out, the Army Corps Engineers announced. In the dam’s place is a sloping set of rapids formed by rocks and boulders with pools through which fish can easily pass. The dam had blocked fish from the upper 170 miles of the river for 60 years. To mark completion of the $7.7 million project, the Corps has scheduled a dedication ceremony at 1 p.m., Thursday.