This is a list of dams in Florida that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.
Dam[1] | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes |
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Wilson Pond Dam | 2017 | Walton County | Tributary to Brier Creek | Alaqua Bayou | Owned by Eglin Air Force Base. | |
Kelly Branch Dam | 2007 | Blountstown | Kelly Branch | Apalachicola River | Owned by The Nature Conservancy as part of Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve. The removal was intended to restore habitat for the blacktail shiner.[2] | |
Unnamed dam | 2008 | Niceville | Mill Creek | Boggy Bayou | Dams were built to create water hazards on a golf course on Eglin Air Force Base. They were removed, and the golf course redesigned, in order to improve the habitat of the Okaloosa darter.[3] | |
Eagle Golf Course Dam | 2007 | Niceville | ||||
Anderson Pond Dam | 2010 | Okaloosa County | Anderson Branch | Owned by Eglin Air Force Base. | ||
Estimated Dam 1423 | 2010 | Okaloosa County | ||||
Kendricks Pond Dam | 2013 | Okaloosa County | Tributary to Turkey Creek | |||
Kepner Pond Dam | 2008 | Okaloosa County | Tributary to Parrish Creek | |||
Hazelwood Pond Dam | 2009 | Okaloosa County | Long Branch | |||
Dead Lakes Dam | 1987 | Wewahitchka | Chipola River | Chipola River | . | |
Pace's Dike Dam | 1991 | Monroe County | Gum Slough | Everglades | Located in Big Cypress National Preserve. | |
Dam and Lock | 2000 | Kissimmee River | Kissimmee River | |||
Puddin Head Dam | 2010 | Niceville | Steephead Stream | Rocky Bayou | Owned by Rocky Bayou State Park. | |
Brandt Pond Dam | 2018 | Okaloosa County | Fox Head Branch | Owned by Eglin Air Force Base. | ||
Brown Pond Dam | 2009 | Okaloosa County | Tributary to Little Rocky Creek | |||
Buck Pond Dam | 2018 | Santa Rosa County | Double Head Branch | Yellow River | ||
Metts Pond Dam | 2019 | Okaloosa County | Holley Creek | |||
Atwell Pond Dam | 2019 | Santa Rosa County | Poplar Branch | |||
Lost Boy Pond Dam | 2008 | Okaloosa County | Tributary to Turkey Gobbler Creek |