List of dam removals in Florida

Last updated July 31, 2025

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

Removals by watershed

Apalachicola River

A dam on Kelly Branch, a tributary of the Apalachicola River, was removed by The Nature Conservancy in 2007 as part of Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve. The removal was intended to restore habitat for the blacktail shiner.^[1]

Choctawhatchee Bay and East Bay

Most dam removals in Florida have occurred at Eglin Air Force Base on waterways that drain to either Choctawhatchee Bay or East Bay. These projects were for the benefit of threatened or endangered aquatic species. For example, two dams that had been built to create water hazards for the base's Eagle Golf Course were removed in 2007–2008 to improve the habitat of the Okaloosa darter.^[2]

Completed removals

Dam^[3]	Height	Year removed	Location	Watercourse	Watershed
Wilson Pond Dam	10 ft (3.0 m)	2017	Eglin Air Force Base Walton County 30°36′20″N86°15′07″W / 30.6056°N 86.2519°W / 30.6056; -86.2519 (Wilson Pond Dam)	Tributary to Brier Creek	Alaqua Bayou
Dead Lakes Dam	18 ft (5.5 m)	1987	Wewahitchka 30°07′26″N85°10′36″W / 30.124°N 85.1767°W / 30.124; -85.1767 (Dead Lakes Dam)	Chipola River	Apalachicola River
Kelly Branch Dam^[1]		2007	Blountstown 30°29′47″N85°00′30″W / 30.4964°N 85.0084°W / 30.4964; -85.0084 (Kelly Branch Dam)	Kelly Branch	Apalachicola River
Unnamed dam^[2]		2008	Eglin Air Force Base Niceville 30°31′49″N86°29′12″W / 30.5304°N 86.4868°W / 30.5304; -86.4868	Mill Creek	Boggy Bayou
Eagle Golf Course Dam^[2]	5 ft (1.5 m)	2007	Eglin Air Force Base Niceville 30°31′54″N86°29′14″W / 30.5316°N 86.4871°W / 30.5316; -86.4871 (Eagle Golf Course Dam)	Mill Creek
Anderson Pond Dam	11 ft (3.4 m)	2010	Eglin Air Force Base Okaloosa County 30°33′35″N86°30′53″W / 30.5598°N 86.5146°W / 30.5598; -86.5146 (Anderson Pond Dam)	Anderson Branch
Estimated Dam 1423		2010	Eglin Air Force Base Okaloosa County 30°33′36″N86°30′52″W / 30.5601°N 86.5145°W / 30.5601; -86.5145 (Estimated Dam 1423)	Anderson Branch
Kendricks Pond Dam	9 ft (2.7 m)	2013	Eglin Air Force Base Okaloosa County 30°31′08″N86°30′58″W / 30.5189°N 86.516°W / 30.5189; -86.516 (Kendricks Pond Dam)	Tributary to Turkey Creek
Kepner Pond Dam	14 ft (4.3 m)	2008	Eglin Air Force Base Okaloosa County 30°35′25″N86°32′15″W / 30.5903°N 86.5374°W / 30.5903; -86.5374 (Kepner Pond Dam)	Tributary to Parrish Creek
Hazelwood Pond Dam	14 ft (4.3 m)	2009	Eglin Air Force Base Okaloosa County 30°34′25″N86°28′35″W / 30.5737°N 86.4763°W / 30.5737; -86.4763 (Hazelwood Pond Dam)	Long Branch
Pace's Dike Dam	6 ft (1.8 m)	1991	Big Cypress National Preserve Monroe County 25°43′09″N81°02′54″W / 25.7191°N 81.0482°W / 25.7191; -81.0482 (Pace's Dike Dam)	Gum Slough	Everglades
Dam and Lock		2000		Kissimmee River	Kissimmee River
Puddin Head Dam		2010	Rocky Bayou State Park Niceville 30°29′54″N86°25′33″W / 30.4983°N 86.4257°W / 30.4983; -86.4257 (Puddin Head Dam)	Steephead Stream	Rocky Bayou
Brandt Pond Dam	9 ft (2.7 m)	2018	Eglin Air Force Base Okaloosa County 30°33′23″N86°28′34″W / 30.5563°N 86.4761°W / 30.5563; -86.4761 (Brandt Pond Dam)	Fox Head Branch
Brown Pond Dam	12 ft (3.7 m)	2009	Eglin Air Force Base Okaloosa County 30°35′03″N86°24′55″W / 30.5842°N 86.4153°W / 30.5842; -86.4153 (Brown Pond Dam)	Tributary to Little Rocky Creek
Buck Pond Dam	10 ft (3.0 m)	2018	Eglin Air Force Base Santa Rosa County 30°33′05″N86°54′36″W / 30.5513°N 86.9101°W / 30.5513; -86.9101 (Buck Pond Dam)	Double Head Branch	Yellow River
Metts Pond Dam	8 ft (2.4 m)	2019	Eglin Air Force Base Okaloosa County 30°33′19″N86°45′47″W / 30.5552°N 86.7631°W / 30.5552; -86.7631 (Metts Pond Dam)	Holley Creek
Atwell Pond Dam	12 ft (3.7 m)	2019	Eglin Air Force Base Santa Rosa County 30°33′40″N86°52′22″W / 30.5612°N 86.8729°W / 30.5612; -86.8729 (Atwell Pond Dam)	Poplar Branch
Lost Boy Pond Dam	14 ft (4.3 m)	2008	Eglin Air Force Base Okaloosa County 30°39′02″N86°37′37″W / 30.6506°N 86.6269°W / 30.6506; -86.6269 (Lost Boy Pond Dam)	Tributary to Turkey Gobbler Creek

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References

1 2 Ritchie, Bruce. "Dam Removal Gives Kelley Branch Some Shiners". LandScope America. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
1 2 3 "Environmental Assessment for Mill Creek Restoration Project, Eglin Air Force Base, FL" (PDF). Air Armament Center. February 28, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
↑ Rivers, American (February 13, 2023). "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare . American Rivers. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v10 . Retrieved August 25, 2023.

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[kelly-1] 1 2 Ritchie, Bruce. "Dam Removal Gives Kelley Branch Some Shiners". LandScope America. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[golf-2] 1 2 3 "Environmental Assessment for Mill Creek Restoration Project, Eglin Air Force Base, FL" (PDF). Air Armament Center. February 28, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[ardrd-3] Rivers, American (February 13, 2023). "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare . American Rivers. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v10 . Retrieved August 25, 2023.

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