Larkin Dam Removal
The Town of Newbury removed the Larkin Road Dam—also known as Larkin Dam—from the Parker River in Essex County, Massachusetts…
Status
2010
Toolkit and Actions
Habitat Restoration
Project Team
- MA Division of Ecological Restoration
- Town of Newbury
- NOAA-Gulf of Maine Council Restoration Partnership
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- MA Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership
- The Trustees of Reservations
- Essex County Greenbelt Association
Project Contact: Georgeann Keer (MA DER)
About the Project
The Newman Road project replaced a deteriorating under-sized 36-inch culvert with a 6 by 12-foot box culvert to enhance tidal flow to 33 acres of salt marsh. In addition to the environmental benefits of tidal restoration, the project also benefitted the town by replacing infrastructure that would have required replacement in the near future.