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Wham, Bam, Thank You, Dam
Embrey Dam Removal Heralds Larger Trend |
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24 Feb 2004 |
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| Wham, Bam, Thank You, Dam Embrey Dam Removal Heralds Larger Trend The Army Corps of Engineers blew up the Embrey Dam in Fredericksburg, Va., yesterday, allowing the Rappahannock River to flow unmolested from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay for the first time since 1910 -- and making it the longest free-flowing river feeding into the Chesapeake, ... |
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| Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, California, dams, energy, rivers and watersheds, Virginia, wildlife (all these topics) |
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