List of dam removals in Florida

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

Completed removals

Dam [1]	Height	Year removed	Location	Watercourse	Watershed	Notes
Wilson Pond Dam	10 ft (3.0 m)	2017	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	Owned by Eglin Air Force Base.
Kelly Branch Dam		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	Owned by The Nature Conservancy as part of Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve. The removal was intended to restore habitat for the blacktail shiner. [2]
Unnamed dam		2008	Niceville 30°31′49″N86°29′12″W / 30.5304°N 86.4868°W / 30.5304; -86.4868	Mill Creek	Boggy Bayou	Dams were built to create water hazards on a golf course on Eglin Air Force Base. They were removed, and the golf course redesigned, in order to improve the habitat of the Okaloosa darter. [3]
Eagle Golf Course Dam	5 ft (1.5 m)	2007	Niceville 30°31′54″N86°29′14″W / 30.5316°N 86.4871°W / 30.5316; -86.4871 (Eagle Golf Course Dam)
Anderson Pond Dam	11 ft (3.4 m)	2010	Okaloosa County 30°33′35″N86°30′53″W / 30.5598°N 86.5146°W / 30.5598; -86.5146 (Anderson Pond Dam)	Anderson Branch		Owned by Eglin Air Force Base.
Estimated Dam 1423		2010	Okaloosa County 30°33′36″N86°30′52″W / 30.5601°N 86.5145°W / 30.5601; -86.5145 (Estimated Dam 1423)
Kendricks Pond Dam	9 ft (2.7 m)	2013	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	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	Okaloosa County 30°34′25″N86°28′35″W / 30.5737°N 86.4763°W / 30.5737; -86.4763 (Hazelwood Pond Dam)	Long Branch
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	Chipola River	National Inventory of Dams ID  FL00103.
Pace's Dike Dam	6 ft (1.8 m)	1991	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	Located in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Dam and Lock		2000		Kissimmee River	Kissimmee River
Puddin Head Dam		2010	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	Owned by Rocky Bayou State Park.
Brandt Pond Dam	9 ft (2.7 m)	2018	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		Owned by Eglin Air Force Base.
Brown Pond Dam	12 ft (3.7 m)	2009	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	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	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	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	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

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. Ritchie, Bruce. "Dam Removal Gives Kelley Branch Some Shiners". LandScope America. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
3. "Environmental Assessment for Mill Creek Restoration Project, Eglin Air Force Base, FL" (PDF). Air Armament Center. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2023.