This project will removed the Walton’s Mill Dam located on Temple<br />
Stream, a tributary of the Sandy River in the Kennebec River watershed. The project restored<br />
access to approximately 46 miles of high-quality stream habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon,<br />
brook trout, American eel, and other species. The project also re-established aquatic organism<br />
connectivity between Temple Stream and the Sandy River and restored natural<br />
ecological function and processes to Temple Stream, including sediment transport and movement<br />
of large wood, benefiting a variety of native fish and wildlife. After the dam removal (2022),<br />
approximately 3.5 acres of Town-owned land is is the process of transitioning from open water<br />
impoundment to vegetated wetland consisting of freshwater emergent, scrub-shrub, and forested<br />
wetland. This wetland enhancement will provide increased functions and values, including<br />
improved nutrient and sediment filtration and improved wildlife habitat.
