Boardman River Feasibility Study - Alternative 79 (Draft)
Subject
Boardman River Dam Project; Alternative 79Abstract
This fact sheet is a summary of a detailed analysis of the alternative described below. The alternative was selected
for detailed analysis along with five (5) other alternatives by the Boardman River Dam Committee. The following
information is provided as a summary of the analysis of the alternative. Information on the existing conditions and
impacts of this alternative can be obtained by reviewing the complete report on the website. You may notice that the
description of the analysis of the alternative sometimes includes at the end of certain sentences an alphanumeric
code in parentheses. This code refers to the list of questions that was included in the Request for Proposals.
Description
This option will consist of retaining Union Street Dam, along with the existing fish ladder and DNR weir operation.
The fish ladder would be operated to prevent fish from passing around the dam. Sabin Dam would be removed
completely to allow a free flowing river to be restored from Boardman Pond Dam to Boardman Lake. Boardman Dam
would be removed and a river would replace the impoundment known as Boardman Pond. The Brown Bridge Dam
would be removed and a river would replace the impoundment known as Brown Bridge Pond.