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UMass Amherst Researchers Discover Low Sediment Levels Behind Dams in Northeast U.S.
January 23, 2021
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 (TNSJou) -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst issued the following news:

Researchers in the College of Natural Sciences at UMass Amherst have found that man-made dams built in the Lower Hudson watershed in the northeastern United States do not trap as much sediment from riverways as previously believed. The research findings are good news for communities seeking to remove existing man-made dams that are no longer needed for industrial use, and w . . .

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