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Omega Pond Dam is the first of three dams that block fish passage from the Seekonk River and Narragansett Bay to upstream habitats in the Ten Mile River. Construction of a Denil fish ladder at Omega Pond Dam will restore anadromous fish migration to the lower Ten Mile River. |
Hunt's Mill Dam is the second of three dams on the lower Ten Mile River. Hunt's Mill Dam is a historic structure. This photograph shows the dam and the entrance to the fish ladder. |
Turner Reservoir Dam is the third of three dams and is part of the Ten Mile River Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project, which will restore anadromous fish migration to the lower Ten Mile River. |
Denil fishways will allow anadromous alewives access to about 340 acres of spawning habitat and provide approximately three miles of riverine spawning habitat for blueback herring and American shad. The eel passage structures will facilitate American eel access to upstream habitats. Based on Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management projections, these habitat areas will support a fish run of over 200,000 herring. The number of American shad that will return is currently unknown, but the fishways are capable of passing about 25,000 shad.
Current Project Status: John Rocchio Corporation mobilized September 21, 2010 to begin work at Turner Reservoir and Hunts Mill Dams. Construction of the fish ladder at Hunts Mill Dam is nearly complete and work at Turner Reservoir is ongoing. A contract for construction of the Omega Pond fish ladder project was awarded to S&R Corporation of Lowell, Mass., September 23, 2011.
For more information, please contact the Project Manager, by e-mail or by calling 978-318-8347.
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Updated: 27-Oct-2011