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This is a list of dams in Florida that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.

Completed removals

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Dam[1] Height Year removed Location Watercourse Watershed Notes
Wilson Pond Dam 10 ft (3.0 m) 2017 Walton County
30°36′20″N 86°15′07″W / 30.6056°N 86.2519°W / 30.6056; -86.2519 (Wilson Pond Dam) 		Tributary to Brier Creek Alaqua Bayou Owned by Eglin Air Force Base.
Kelly Branch Dam 2007 Blountstown
30°29′47″N 85°00′30″W / 30.4964°N 85.0084°W / 30.4964; -85.0084 (Kelly Branch Dam) 		Kelly Branch Apalachicola River Owned by The Nature Conservancy as part of Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve. The removal was intended to restore habitat for the blacktail shiner.[2]
Unnamed dam 2008 Niceville
30°31′49″N 86°29′12″W / 30.5304°N 86.4868°W / 30.5304; -86.4868 		Mill Creek Boggy Bayou Dams were built to create water hazards on a golf course on Eglin Air Force Base. They were removed, and the golf course redesigned, in order to improve the habitat of the Okaloosa darter.[3]
Eagle Golf Course Dam 5 ft (1.5 m) 2007 Niceville
30°31′54″N 86°29′14″W / 30.5316°N 86.4871°W / 30.5316; -86.4871 (Eagle Golf Course Dam)
Anderson Pond Dam 11 ft (3.4 m) 2010 Okaloosa County
30°33′35″N 86°30′53″W / 30.5598°N 86.5146°W / 30.5598; -86.5146 (Anderson Pond Dam) 		Anderson Branch Owned by Eglin Air Force Base.
Estimated Dam 1423 2010 Okaloosa County
30°33′36″N 86°30′52″W / 30.5601°N 86.5145°W / 30.5601; -86.5145 (Estimated Dam 1423)
Kendricks Pond Dam 9 ft (2.7 m) 2013 Okaloosa County
30°31′08″N 86°30′58″W / 30.5189°N 86.516°W / 30.5189; -86.516 (Kendricks Pond Dam) 		Tributary to Turkey Creek
Kepner Pond Dam 14 ft (4.3 m) 2008 Okaloosa County
30°35′25″N 86°32′15″W / 30.5903°N 86.5374°W / 30.5903; -86.5374 (Kepner Pond Dam) 		Tributary to Parrish Creek
Hazelwood Pond Dam 14 ft (4.3 m) 2009 Okaloosa County
30°34′25″N 86°28′35″W / 30.5737°N 86.4763°W / 30.5737; -86.4763 (Hazelwood Pond Dam) 		Long Branch
Dead Lakes Dam 18 ft (5.5 m) 1987 Wewahitchka
30°07′26″N 85°10′36″W / 30.124°N 85.1767°W / 30.124; -85.1767 (Dead Lakes Dam) 		Chipola River Chipola River National Inventory of Dams ID FL00103.
Pace's Dike Dam 6 ft (1.8 m) 1991 Monroe County
25°43′09″N 81°02′54″W / 25.7191°N 81.0482°W / 25.7191; -81.0482 (Pace's Dike Dam) 		Gum Slough Everglades Located in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Dam and Lock 2000 Kissimmee River Kissimmee River
Puddin Head Dam 2010 Niceville
30°29′54″N 86°25′33″W / 30.4983°N 86.4257°W / 30.4983; -86.4257 (Puddin Head Dam) 		Steephead Stream Rocky Bayou Owned by Rocky Bayou State Park.
Brandt Pond Dam 9 ft (2.7 m) 2018 Okaloosa County
30°33′23″N 86°28′34″W / 30.5563°N 86.4761°W / 30.5563; -86.4761 (Brandt Pond Dam) 		Fox Head Branch Owned by Eglin Air Force Base.
Brown Pond Dam 12 ft (3.7 m) 2009 Okaloosa County
30°35′03″N 86°24′55″W / 30.5842°N 86.4153°W / 30.5842; -86.4153 (Brown Pond Dam) 		Tributary to Little Rocky Creek
Buck Pond Dam 10 ft (3.0 m) 2018 Santa Rosa County
30°33′05″N 86°54′36″W / 30.5513°N 86.9101°W / 30.5513; -86.9101 (Buck Pond Dam) 		Double Head Branch Yellow River
Metts Pond Dam 8 ft (2.4 m) 2019 Okaloosa County
30°33′19″N 86°45′47″W / 30.5552°N 86.7631°W / 30.5552; -86.7631 (Metts Pond Dam) 		Holley Creek
Atwell Pond Dam 12 ft (3.7 m) 2019 Santa Rosa County
30°33′40″N 86°52′22″W / 30.5612°N 86.8729°W / 30.5612; -86.8729 (Atwell Pond Dam) 		Poplar Branch
Lost Boy Pond Dam 14 ft (4.3 m) 2008 Okaloosa County
30°39′02″N 86°37′37″W / 30.6506°N 86.6269°W / 30.6506; -86.6269 (Lost Boy Pond Dam) 		Tributary to Turkey Gobbler Creek
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References

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  1. ^ Rivers, American (13 February 2023). "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare. American Rivers. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v10. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ Ritchie, Bruce. "Dam Removal Gives Kelley Branch Some Shiners". LandScope America. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Environmental Assessment for Mill Creek Restoration Project, Eglin Air Force Base, FL" (PDF). Air Armament Center. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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