List of dam removals in Delaware

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

Completed removals

Dam [1]	Height	Year removed	Location	Watercourse	Watershed	Notes
West Street Dam (Brandywine Dam No. 1)	3 ft (0.91 m)	2019	Wilmington 39°45′05″N75°32′51″W / 39.7514°N 75.5475°W / 39.7514; -75.5475 (Brandywine Dam)	Brandywine Creek	Christina River	Water main encasement owned by the City of Wilmington. The removal is part of an effort to restore American shad passage to the Brandywine Creek. [2]
Fell Spice Mill Dam		1950	Wilmington 39°45′01″N75°37′58″W / 39.7502°N 75.6329°W / 39.7502; -75.6329 (Fell Spice Mill Dam)	Red Clay Creek
Byrnes Mill Dam (Dam No. 1)	13 ft (4.0 m)	2014	Newark 39°41′53″N75°39′55″W / 39.698°N 75.6652°W / 39.698; -75.6652 (Byrnes Mill Dam (Dam No. 1))	White Clay Creek		Mill dam is owned by Delaware Racing Inc.

References

1. Rivers, American (13 February 2023). "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare . American Rivers. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v10 . Retrieved 25 August 2023.
2. Kauffman, Gerald McAdams (28 July 2021). "The Nation's Founding Fish Returns to America's Most Historic Small Watershed". NOAA's Office of Response & Restoration Blog. NOAA Office of Response and Restoration . Retrieved 23 September 2023.