Kennebec Barrier Survey

The Kennebec Barrier Survey was organized in 2010 to survey barriers to fish passage such as culverts in the lower Kennebec River watershed as part of the statewide effort to inventory fish passage barriers and to prioritize fish and habitat restoration projects.

Key objectives of the survey were to:
a) survey about 400 road-stream crossings and dams in the lower Kennebec River watershed,
b) create GIS layers that will be part of the statewide barrier database, and
c) initiate action to pursue restoration projects.

Kennebec Barrier Survey 2010 Final Report (2.7mb)

This project was made possible by: generous funding from the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment-NOAA, The Nature Conservancy, Merrymeeting Bay Trust, and Casco Bay Estuary Partnership; project managers Charles Baeder, Sheepscot River Watershed Council (SRWC), Carrie Kinne, Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT), Erin Witham, KELT, Dale Finseth, Kennebec Valley Soil & Water Conservation District (KVSWCD); Sue Gammon, Androscoggin Valley Soil & Water Conservation District (AVSWCD); consultant Alex Abbott, USFWS;  and the hard work of volunteers, staff, and interns. Thanks to all!