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Riverkeeper: partial removal of Armstrong Ford Dam would lower summer water levels but not change highest flood weeks
Summary
Brandon Jones said a feasibility study found full removal of Armstrong Ford Dam is not feasible, but partial removal would lower water levels about 16 inches most of the year, improve recreation safety and ecosystem health, and would require intermunicipal funding and state grants to proceed.
Brandon Jones of the Catawba Riverkeeper presented results of a feasibility study on the Armstrong Ford Dam to the Cramerton Board of Commissioners on Feb. 2, saying full removal of the structure is not feasible and is not necessary to achieve many benefits.
Jones said the study found that Lake Wylie's highest pond levels already exceed the existing dam…
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