River Dee revived after one of Scotland’s biggest ever dam removals - time lapse video

The removal of the Garlogie Dam on Dunecht Estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland by the River Dee Trust in partnership with ‪@ScottishEPA‬ means Atlantic salmon can now access about 20 kilometres of precious spawning habitat. Opening up the five-metre high dam also restores 500 metres of burn and riverbank habitats, which were submerged below a reservoir for almost a century, as well as habitat restoration of the 3.5 hectares site further upstream of the dam. The main contractor for the job was ‪@Taziker‬
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