USGS Expertise Informs Design and Construction of New Eel Ladder at Maryland’s Eden Mill Dam
Scientists and engineers from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Eastern Ecological Science Center worked with Harford County, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore upstream access for American eels at Eden Mill Dam on Deer Creek. Together they designed and built a new eelway that now allows juvenile eels to safely bypass the barrier.
Scientists and engineers from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Eastern Ecological Science Center worked with Harford County, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore upstream access for American eels at Eden Mill Dam on Deer Creek. Together they designed and built a new eelway that now allows juvenile…
Scientists and engineers from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Eastern Ecological Science Center worked with Harford County, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore upstream access for American eels at Eden Mill Dam on Deer Creek. Together they designed and built a new eelway that now allows juvenile eels to safely bypass the barrier.
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