🚨 Low-Head Dams: Dangerous, Outdated, Environmentally damaging, and On Their Way Out Low-head dams—often called “drowning machines”—pose serious risks to paddlers and swimmers due to powerful recirculating currents. But the danger doesn’t stop there. They also: Block fish migration Increase Sedimentation Raise water temperatures and decrease oxygen levels Harm habitats for native fish, mussels, and other aquatic life Good news? There’s a growing push to remove these outdated structures across K
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