Restoration Project 

Danvers Pond Dam Removal & Stream Restoration

The Danvers Pond Dam Removal & Stream Restoration Project is located on city-owned property at Pebble Creek, a tributary of the Main Rouge River. This project consisted of the finalization of the design and construction contract documents, permitting, and construction of the Danvers Pond Dam removal, the construction of a naturalized water course and restoration of the floodplain. Prior to implementation of the project, the dam acted as a barrier to fish passage as well as promoted the accumulation of sediment within the pond, which contributed to the degradation of the creek. The goals of the project were to create and improve habitat and increase water quality in the creek while making progress toward eliminating the Benthos and Fish and Wildlife Habitat Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) for the Rouge River Area of Concern (AOC). The project also aimed to fulfill local and subwatershed goals by improving the quality of the ecosystem and restoring approximately two acres of habitat for fish and terrestrial wildlife.

Prior to implementation of the project the dam acted as a barrier to fish passage as well as promoted the accumulation of sediment within the pond, which contributed to the degradation of the creek. The goals of the project were to create and improve habitat and increase water quality in the creek while making progress toward eliminating the Benthos and Fish and Wildlife Habitat Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) for the Rouge River Area of Concern (AOC). The project also aimed to fulfill local and sub‐watershed goals by improving the quality of the ecosystem and restoring approximately two acres of habitat for fish and terrestrial wildlife. With the removal of the dam, sedimentation within the creek has been reduced, two acres of woodland and wetland habitat were restored and preserved, and 283 linear feet of naturalized stream channel was created which improved habitat conditions for fish and wildlife using the Pebble Creek stream corridor. Additionally, the removal of the dam and the enhancements to Pebble Creek now allows unencumbered fish passage for Pebble Creek, which is approximately 6.5 miles, and creates a natural buffer of native vegetation between developed private property and the stream corridor.