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USGS Dam Removal Science Database v4.0

This database is the result of an extensive literature search aimed at identifying documents relevant to the emerging field of dam removal science. In total the database contains 296 citations that contain empirical monitoring information associated with 207 different dam removals across the United States and abroad. Data includes publications through 2020 and supplemented with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams database, U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System and aerial photos to estimate locations when coordinates were not provided. Publications were located using the Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Clearinghouse for Dam Removal Information.

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Author(s) Jeff Duda orcid, Rachelle C Johnson orcid, Daniel J Wieferich orcid, Ella J. Wagner, James R. Bellmore
Publication Date 2021
Beginning Date of Data 1977
Ending Date of Data 2020
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DOI http://doi.org/10.5066/P9IGEC9G
Citation Duda, J., Johnson, R.C., Wieferich, D.J., Wagner, E.J., and Bellmore, J.R., 2021, USGS Dam Removal Science Database v4.0: U.S. Geological Survey data release, http://doi.org/10.5066/P9IGEC9G.
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Metadata Date 2021-06-24
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