The city of Hamilton and Miami Conservancy District announced a $2.5 million state grant to start the design phase for modifying two dams on the Great Miami River. The goal is to enhance safety, improve fish habitats, and create new recreational opportunities.
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The low dam, constructed in the late 1980s, was designed to slow and warm the water for motorized boating but has since caused lower oxygen levels, harming native fish species. The new design will likely include riffles, or rows of rocks, to create a gradual slope, increasing oxygen levels and supporting healthier fish populations.
The project also includes plans to modify the Two Mile Dam, located three miles upstream, creating more than 30 miles of continuously flowing water on the Great Miami River, connecting Middletown, Hamilton, and Cincinnati.
Original reporting: WLWT Cincinnati — read the source article.
