West Fork after Highland dam removal.jpg

Photo of river with blue sky above, and tree-lined river banks.

Photo By/Credit

Callie McMunigal, Appalachian Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office/USFWS

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West Fork River in West Virginia flows freely after Highland Dam removed

Facility

West Virginia Ecological Services Field Office

Appalachian Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office

Ecosystem

River/stream

Recreational Activity

Fishing

Boating - non-motorized

Species

Salvelinus fontinalis

Staff

Callie McMunigal, Appalachian Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office

Nicholas Millett

Subject tags

Dams

Ecological resilience

Fish passage

Habitat restoration

Rivers and streams

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