| Veazie Dam | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Veazie Dam before removal in July 2013 | |
  Location of Veazie Dam in Maine | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Penobscot County,Maine |
| Coordinates | 44°49′57″N68°42′03″W / 44.83248°N 68.70094°W /44.83248; -68.70094 |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Opening date | 1912 |
| Demolition date | July 22, 2013 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Penobscot River |
| Height | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Length | 1,072 ft (327 m)[1] |
| Power Station | |
| Installed capacity | 8.4 MW |
TheVeazie Dam was a hydroelectric dam on thePenobscot River betweenVeazie andEddington inPenobscot County,Maine. In 2010 the Penobscot River Restoration Trust bought the dam fromPPL Corporation based on an agreement that was signed in 2004. Deconstruction of the dam began on July 22, 2013[2] as a part of an extensive project involving four dams to restore eleven species of sea-run fish to the Penobscot River.[3] The Veazie Dam was the furthest downstream of the dams on the Penobscot River; now theMilford andOrono Dam dams are furthest downstream, albeit on separate side ofMarsh Island. TheGreat Works Dam, which was 8 mi (13 km) upstream of the Veazie Dam, was removed in 2012.[4][5][6][7]
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