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Embrey Dam
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About the Project
The project area encompasses the upstream limits of the Rappahannock
River through City of Fredericksburg and Stafford County, VA. This is
in the vicinity of the river fall line. The City of Fredericksburg, Stafford
County, and State environmentalists support the restoration of the river
to its more natural state of a free-flowing river. This would allow for
the migration of fish to upstream areas. The project will provide for
fish passage by removal of the Embrey Dam located at approximately River
Mile 109. Also included in the project are sediment removal and placement,
bank stabilization and riparian restoration behind the dam, and preservation
of the historic Rappahannock canal. The first phase of construction, Removal
of Sediments behind the Embrey Dam, was awarded on 11 April 2003 and is
scheduled to be completed on 14 January 2004. The project is scheduled
to be completed in February 2006.
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