This is a list of dams in Delaware that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.
Removals by watershed Brandywine Creek The West Street Dam on the Brandywine Creek was a water main encasement owned by the City of Wilmington. Its removal in 2019 occurred as part of an effort to restore American shad passage to the Brandywine Creek watershed.
Completed removals Dam Height Year removed Location Watercourse Watershed DuPont Experimental Station Dam (Brandywine Dam No. 6) 2025 Wilmington Brandywine Creek Christina River West Street Dam (Brandywine Dam No. 1) 2019 Wilmington Fell Spice Mill Dam 1950 Wilmington Red Clay Creek Byrnes Mill Dam (Dam No. 1) 2014 Newark White Clay Creek
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