Habitat Restoration & Protection Database


Project Details

Pond Lily Dam Fishway

Project Name
Pond Lily Dam Fishway
City/Town/Village
New Haven
Site Name
Pond Lily Dam
Waterbody
Pond Lily
West River
Habitat View
Habitat Acres Miles Feet
Riverine Migratory Corridors 0.00 0.80 0.00
TOTAL 0.00 0.80 0.00
Degradation Description
A five-foot high dam, the first on the West River, prevented fish passage.
Cause of Degradation
Dam blocks fish passage
Restoration Technique
Dam Modificiation
Fish Passage Device-new
Fish Passage Project
Project Partners
Partners Organization
New Haven Land Trust
Partners Organization
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection - Inland Fisheries Division
Partners Organization
United States Department of Agriculture
Completed