Mother Nature did something that man could not decide to do. Last Monday, February 28, at 9:04 AM the dam on the Chagrin River in Gates Mills, OH blew out. The concrete structure was over 100 years old, serving no use purpose anymore. A quick melt of 16 inches of snow by 3 or so inches of rain raised water levels to a point where the dam could no longer contain the flow.
Luckily there were no injuries or major damage. With the dam gone, steelhead can now travel an additional 8 miles of river, 4 miles of which have public access through the Cleveland Metroparks South Chagrin Reservation.
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change happens just like that. we'll see how the rivers do here in the northeast as we head into spring.
That's awesome! I wish that would happen to the Estabrook Dam on the Milwaukee River. I'm hoping for LOTS of rain this spring.
Brian K.
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