Dam [1] Height Year removed Location Watercourse Watershed Notes Little River Dam 2009 Lisbon 43°59′40″N 70°03′01″W / 43.9944°N 70.0502°W / 43.9944; -70.0502 (Little River Dam ) Little River Androscoggin River Farnsworth Dam 13 ft (4.0 m) 2019 Lisbon 44°01′16″N 70°05′31″W / 44.0211°N 70.092°W / 44.0211; -70.092 (Farnsworth Dam ) Sabattus River Woolen mill dam. Upper River Dam (Upper Town Dam) 8 ft (2.4 m) 2022 Lisbon 44°01′58″N 70°06′14″W / 44.0329°N 70.104°W / 44.0329; -70.104 (Upper River Dam (Upper Town Dam) ) Timber mill dam owned by the Town of Lisbon. Unnamed remnant dam 2010 Washburn 46°46′52″N 68°09′31″W / 46.7811°N 68.1587°W / 46.7811; -68.1587 Salmon Brook Aroostook River Washburn Mill Pond Dam 2014 Washburn 46°47′31″N 68°09′26″W / 46.792°N 68.1571°W / 46.792; -68.1571 (Washburn Mill Pond Dam ) Dam built for recreation, owned by the Town of Washburn. Unnamed remnant dam 2013 Riley Township 44°30′05″N 70°55′17″W / 44.5014°N 70.9213°W / 44.5014; -70.9213 Sunday River Wight's Pond Dam 3 ft (0.91 m) 2017 Penobscot 44°27′04″N 68°40′27″W / 44.4511°N 68.6742°W / 44.4511; -68.6742 (Wight's Pond Dam ) Winslow Stream Bagaduce River Pond level dam owned by the Town of Penobscot, Maine. The dam was replaced with an fish passage to allow alewife to access the pond for spawning. [2] Smelt Brook Dam 2018 Sullivan 44°30′18″N 68°09′41″W / 44.5049°N 68.1614°W / 44.5049; -68.1614 (Smelt Brook Dam ) Smelt Brook Frenchman Bay Dam created a trout pond. Owned by the Downeast Salmon Federation. Kate Furbish Dam 13 ft (4.0 m) 2016 Brunswick 43°51′58″N 69°56′04″W / 43.8661°N 69.9345°W / 43.8661; -69.9345 (Kate Furbish Dam ) Tributary to Harpswell Cove Harpswell Sound Edwards Dam 24 ft (7.3 m) 1999 Augusta 44°19′30″N 69°46′11″W / 44.3249°N 69.7697°W / 44.3249; -69.7697 (Edwards Dam ) Kennebec River Kennebec River This hydroelectric dam was removed after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission refused to renew its license, marking the first time the federal government ordered the removal of a dam against the wishes of its owners. [3] Lombard Dam 2018 Vassalboro 44°27′49″N 69°36′50″W / 44.4637°N 69.614°W / 44.4637; -69.614 (Lombard Dam ) Outlet Stream Masse Dam 17 ft (5.2 m) 2017 Vassalboro 44°27′07″N 69°36′25″W / 44.4519°N 69.607°W / 44.4519; -69.607 (Masse Dam ) Sawmill dam. Morneau Remnants Dam 6 ft (1.8 m) 2021 Vassalboro 44°27′25″N 69°36′32″W / 44.4569°N 69.6088°W / 44.4569; -69.6088 (Morneau Remnants Dam ) Sawmill dam. Madison Electric Dam 2006 Starks 44°43′53″N 69°53′53″W / 44.7313°N 69.8981°W / 44.7313; -69.8981 (Madison Electric Dam ) Sandy River Hydropower dam owned by Madison Electric Works. Fort Halifax Dam 2008 Winslow 44°32′21″N 69°37′33″W / 44.5391°N 69.6258°W / 44.5391; -69.6258 (Fort Halifax Dam ) Sebasticook River Main Street Dam 2002 Newport 44°50′07″N 69°16′19″W / 44.8352°N 69.272°W / 44.8352; -69.272 (Main Street Dam ) East Branch Sebasticook River Mill Dam 2000 Corinna 44°55′19″N 69°15′39″W / 44.9219°N 69.2609°W / 44.9219; -69.2609 (Mill Dam ) Archer's Mill Dam 12 ft (3.7 m) 1999 Stetson 44°53′15″N 69°08′16″W / 44.8876°N 69.1379°W / 44.8876; -69.1379 (Archer's Mill Dam ) Stetson Stream National Inventory of Dams ID ME00402 . Walton's Mill Dam 16 ft (4.9 m) 2022 Farmington 44°39′37″N 70°09′57″W / 44.6602°N 70.1658°W / 44.6602; -70.1658 (Walton's Mill Dam ) Temple Stream Mill dam owned by the Town of Farmington. National Inventory of Dams ID ME00123 . Goff Mill Brook Dam 4 ft (1.2 m) 2015 Arundel Goff Mill Brook Kennebunk River East Machias Dam 2000 East Machias 44°44′20″N 67°23′20″W / 44.7389°N 67.3889°W / 44.7389; -67.3889 (East Machias Dam ) East Machias River Machias River Hydropower dam owned by the Town of East Machias. Canaan Lake Outlet Dam 1999 North Washington 44°58′00″N 67°46′30″W / 44.9667°N 67.7749°W / 44.9667; -67.7749 (Canaan Lake Outlet Dam ) Old Stream Northern Stream Rock Dam 2020 East Machias 44°58′33″N 67°31′16″W / 44.9759°N 67.521°W / 44.9759; -67.521 (Northern Stream Rock Dam ) Northern Stream West Winterport Dam 16 ft (4.9 m) 2010 Winterport and Frankfort 44°37′07″N 68°57′29″W / 44.6185°N 68.958°W / 44.6185; -68.958 (West Winterport Dam ) Marsh Stream Penobscot River Bangor Dam 4 ft (1.2 m) 1995 Bangor 44°48′36″N 68°44′30″W / 44.8101°N 68.7417°W / 44.8101; -68.7417 (Bangor Dam ) Penobscot River Great Works Dam 20 ft (6.1 m) 2012 Old Town 44°55′15″N 68°37′55″W / 44.9207°N 68.6319°W / 44.9207; -68.6319 (Great Works Dam ) Hydropower dam. Veazie Dam 30 ft (9.1 m) 2013 Veazie and Eddington 44°49′57″N 68°42′03″W / 44.8325°N 68.7008°W / 44.8325; -68.7008 (Veazie Dam ) Hydropower dam owned by the PPL Corporation . Brownville Dam 12 ft (3.7 m) 1999 Brownville 45°18′23″N 69°02′04″W / 45.3064°N 69.0344°W / 45.3064; -69.0344 (Brownville Dam ) Pleasant River (Piscataquis River tributary) Lower Sedgeunkedunk Dam 2009 Brewer 44°45′55″N 68°46′47″W / 44.7652°N 68.7798°W / 44.7652; -68.7798 (Lower Sedgeunkedunk Dam ) Sedgeunkedunk Stream Grist Mill Dam 14 ft (4.3 m) 1998 Hampden 44°44′55″N 68°49′58″W / 44.7487°N 68.8329°W / 44.7487; -68.8329 (Grist Mill Dam ) Souadabscook Stream Hampden Recreation Area Dam 2 ft (0.61 m) 1999 Mast Point Dam 1997 Berwick 43°17′13″N 70°53′54″W / 43.287°N 70.8982°W / 43.287; -70.8982 (Mast Point Dam ) Salmon Falls River Piscataqua River Shoreys Brook Dam 18 ft (5.5 m) 2011 South Berwick and Eliot 43°10′53″N 70°49′08″W / 43.1813°N 70.8189°W / 43.1813; -70.8189 (Shoreys Brook Dam ) Shoreys Brook Columbia Falls Dam 9 ft (2.7 m) 1988 Steuben 44°39′11″N 67°43′38″W / 44.6531°N 67.7273°W / 44.6531; -67.7273 (Columbia Falls Dam ) Pleasant River (Pleasant Bay) Pleasant River (Pleasant Bay) Smelt Hill Dam 2002 Falmouth 43°43′06″N 70°16′09″W / 43.7183°N 70.2693°W / 43.7183; -70.2693 (Smelt Hill Dam ) Presumpscot River Presumpscot River Saccarappa Dam 1 (east) 12 ft (3.7 m) 2019 Westbrook 43°40′40″N 70°22′10″W / 43.6779°N 70.3695°W / 43.6779; -70.3695 (Saccarappa Dam 1 (east) ) Hydroelectric dams owned by Sappi North America/S. D. Warren Co. Saccarappa Dam 2 (west) 12 ft (3.7 m) 2019 Westbrook 43°40′44″N 70°22′09″W / 43.6789°N 70.3692°W / 43.6789; -70.3692 (Saccarappa Dam 2 (west) ) Swett Brook Dam 4 ft (1.2 m) 2013 Waterford 44°15′24″N 70°43′39″W / 44.2566°N 70.7274°W / 44.2566; -70.7274 (Swett Brook Dam ) Swett Brook Water storage dam owned by the Portland Pipe Line Corporation. Randall Mill Dam 10 ft (3.0 m) 2013 Pownal 43°55′47″N 70°11′28″W / 43.9297°N 70.191°W / 43.9297; -70.191 (Randall Mill Dam ) Chandler Brook Royal River Sawmill dam. Unnamed dam 2012 Yarmouth 43°48′19″N 70°11′19″W / 43.8053°N 70.1885°W / 43.8053; -70.1885 Royal River Mill dam. Milltown Dam 42 ft (13 m) 2023 Calais 45°10′33″N 67°17′34″W / 45.1759°N 67.2929°W / 45.1759; -67.2929 (Milltown Dam ) St. Croix River St. Croix River Sennebec Dam 15 ft (4.6 m) 2002 Union 44°14′12″N 69°16′42″W / 44.2367°N 69.2782°W / 44.2367; -69.2782 (Sennebec Dam ) Saint George River Saint George River Dam had raised the natural water level on Sennebec Pond, and was replaced with a fish ramp that maintained the level while opening 17 miles (27 km) of the Saint George River and 1,100 acres (450 ha) of lake habitat to fish passage. This was the last man-made barrier on the Saint George River. [4] Martin Brook Upper Dam 2010 Madawaska 47°20′43″N 68°19′53″W / 47.3453°N 68.3315°W / 47.3453; -68.3315 (Martin Brook Upper Dam ) Martin Brook Saint John River Sherman Lake Dam 2008 New Castle 44°00′41″N 69°35′52″W / 44.0115°N 69.5979°W / 44.0115; -69.5979 (Sherman Lake Dam ) Marsh River Sheepscot River Lower Montsweag Dam 35 ft (11 m) 2010 Wiscasset 43°58′07″N 69°43′13″W / 43.9686°N 69.7202°W / 43.9686; -69.7202 (Lower Montsweag Dam ) Montsweag Brook Dam was built to create an emergency water source for the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant . Head Tide Dam 15 ft (4.6 m) 2019 Alna 44°06′54″N 69°37′23″W / 44.1149°N 69.623°W / 44.1149; -69.623 (Head Tide Dam ) Sheepscot River Former grist mill dam owned by the Atlantic Salmon Federation and the Town of Alna. The dam was partially removed and replaced with an elevated platform to allow for fish passage. [5] Coopers Mill Dam 20 ft (6.1 m) 2018 Whitefield 44°15′31″N 69°33′02″W / 44.2587°N 69.5506°W / 44.2587; -69.5506 (Coopers Mill Dam ) Owned by the Town of Whitefield. 
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