An integrative approach towards understanding ecological responses to dam removal: The Manatawny Creek study

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1581-1599

  Bushaw Newton, Karen L ^a,b   Hart, David D ^a   Pizzuto, James E ^c   Thomson, James R ^a   Egan, Jennifer ^c   Ashley, Jeffrey T ^a   Johnson, Thomas E ^a   Horwitz, Richard J ^a   Keeley, Melissa ^d   Lawrence, Joy ^d,e   Charles, Don ^a   Gatenby, Catherine ^a   Kreeger, Daniel A ^a   Nightengale, Tim ^a   Thomas, Roger L ^a   Velinsky, David J ^a  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d Delaware Riverkeeper Network   (United States)

^e Pennsylvania Horticultural Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Dam removal; Fish; Geomorphology; Macroinvertebrates; Restoration; River ecology; Sediment contaminants; Water quality; Watershed

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WATER QUALITY;

MACROINVERTEBRATES;

DAMS;

DAM REMOVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

MANATAWNY CREEK; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 0036986350     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2002.tb04366.x     Document Type: Article

References (77)

1. American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association and Water Pollution Control Federation (APHA, AWWA and WPCF), 1998. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (19th Edition). Washington, D.C.
2. American Rivers, Friends of the Earth, and Trout Unlimited, 1999. Dam Removal Success Stories: Restoring Rivers Through Selective Removal of Dams That Don't Make Sense. Final Report.
3. Ashley, J. T. F. and J. Baker, 1999. Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Surficial Sediments of Baltimore Harbor: Inventories and Sources. Environ. Tox. Chem. 18:838-849.
4. Aspila, K. I., H. Agemian, and A. S. Y. Chau, 1976. A Semi-Automated Method for the Determination of Inorganic, Organic, and Total Phosphate in Sediments. Analyst 101:187-197.
5. Barbour, M. T., J. Gerritsen, B. D. Snyder, and J. B. Stribling, 1999. Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for Use in Streams and Wadeable Rivers: Periphyton, Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Fish (Second Edition). EPA 841-B-99-002, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Office of Water; Washington, D.C.
6. Barrick, R. C. and F. G. Prahl, 1987. Hydrocarbon Geochemistry of the Puget Sound Region - III. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediment. Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science 25:175-191.
7. Baxter, R. M., 1977. Environmental Effects of Dams and Impoundments. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 8:255-283.
8. Bednarek, A. T., 2001. Undamming Rivers: A Review of the Ecological Impacts of Dam Removal. Environmental Management 27:803-814.
9. Bogan, A., 1993. Freshwater Bivalve Extinctions, (Mollusca: Unionidae): A Search for Causes. American Zoologist 33:599-609.
10. Boggs, Jr., S., 2001. Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (Third Edition). Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
11. Born, S. M., D. D. Genskow, T. L. Filbert, N. Hernandez-Mora, M. L. Keefer, and K. A. White, 1998. Socioeconomic and Institutional Dimensions of Dam Removals: The Wisconsin Experience. Environmental Management 22(3):359-370.
12. Burroughs, B. A., D. B. Hayes, and J. L. Mistak, 2001. Dam Removal and Effects on Fisheries Resource and Habitat in a Michigan Coldwater Stream. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 18:181.
13. Catalano, M. J., M. A. Bozek, and T. D. Pellet, 2001. Fish Habitat Relations and Initial Response of the Baraboo River Fish Community to Dam Removal. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 18:177.
14. Chancellor, P., 1953. A History of Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Historical Society of Pottstown, Pottstown, Pennsylvania.
15. Collier, M., R. H. Webb, and J. C. Schmidt, 1996. Dams and Rivers: A Primer on the Downstream Effects of Dams. U. S. Geological Survey Circular 1126.
16. Delaware Riverkeeper Network (DRN), 2001. Stream Restoration in Pennsylvania: Ten Case Studies. Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Pennsylvania.
17. DeLuca, M. J., K. M. Romanok, M. L. Riskin, G. L. Mattes, A. M. Thomas, and B. J.Gray, 1999. Water Resources Data - New Jersey, Water Year 1999. Vol. 3: Water-Quality Data. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Data Report NJ-99.
18. Downes, B. J., L. A. Barmuta, P. G. Fairweather, D. P. Faith, M. J. Keough, P. S. Lake, B. D. Mapstone, and G. P. Quinn, 2001. Monitoring Ecological Impacts: Concepts and Practice in Flowing Waters. Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom (in press).
19. Dynesius, M. and C. Nilsson, 1994. Fragmentation and Flow Regulation of River Systems in the Northern Third of the World. Science 266:753-762.
20. Egan, J., 2001. Geomorphic Effects of Dam Removal on the Manatawny Creek, Pottstown, Pennsylvania. M.S. Thesis, Department of Geology, University of Delaware, 98 pp.
21. Federal Interagency Stream Restoration Working Group, 1998. Stream Corridor Restoration Principles, Processes, and Practices. National Resource Conservation Service, Washington, D.C.
22. Folk, R. L., 1980. Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks. Hemphill Publsihing Co., Austin, Texas.
23. Graf, W. L., 1999. Dam Nation: A Geographic Consensus of American Dams and Their Large-Scale Hydrologic Impacts. Water Resources Research 35:1305-1311.
24. Grant, G., 2001. Dam Removal: Panacea or Pandora for Rivers. Hydrological Processes 15:1531-1532.
25. Green, R. H., 1979. Sampling Design and Statistical Methods for Environmental Biologists. Wiley Interscience. New York, New York.
26. Hannan, H. H., 1979. Chemical Modifications in Reservoir-Regulated Streams. In: The Ecology of Regulated Streams, J. V. Ward and J. A. Stanford (Editors). Plenum Press, New York, New York, pp. 75-94.
27. Hart, D. D., T. E. Johnson, K. L. Bushaw-Newton, R. J. Horwitz, A. T. Bednarek, D. F. Charles, D. A. Kreeger, and D. J. Velinsky, 2002. Dam Removal: Challenges and Opportunities for Ecological Research and River Restoration. BioScience 52:669-681.
28. Hill, M. J., E. A. Long, and S. Hardin, 1994. Effects of Dam Removal on Dead Lake, Chipola River, Florida. Proceedings of the Annual Conference Southeast Association Fish and Wildlife Agencies 48:512-523.
29. Jacobson, R. B. and D. J. Coleman, 1986. Stratigraphy and Recent Evolution of Maryland Piedmont Floodplains. American Journal of Science 286:617-637.
30. Johnson, S. E. and B. E. Graber, 2002. Enlisting the Social Sciences in Decisions About Dam Removal. BioScience 52:731-738.
31. Karickhoff, S. W., D. S. Brown, and T. A. Scott, 1979. Sorption of Hydrophobic Pollutants on Natural Sediments. Water Research 13:241-248.
32. Kanehl, P. D. and J. Lyons, 1997. Changes in the Habitat and Fish Community of the Milwaukee River, Wisconsin, Following Removal of the Woolen Mills Dam. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 17:387-400.
33. Klemm, D. J., P. A. Lewis, F. Fulk, and J. M. Lazorchak, 1990. Macroinvertebrate Field and Laboratory Methods for Evaluating the Biological Integrity of Surface Waters. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio.
34. Lisle, T. E., 1987. Using 'Residual Depths' to Monitor Pool Depths Independently of Discharge, U.S. Forest Service Research Note PSW-394.
35. Martin, L. A., P. J. Mulholland, J. R. Webster, and H. M. Valett, 2001. Dentrification Potential in Sediments of Headwater Streams in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, USA. Journal North American Benthological Society 20(4):505-519.
36. McCully, P., 1996. Silenced Rivers: The Ecology and Politics of Large Dams. Zed Books, London, United Kingdom.
37. Mulholland, P. J., 1996. Role of Nutrients Cycling in Streams. In: Algal Ecology: Freshwater Benthic Ecosystems, R. J. Stevenson, M. L. Bothwell, and R. L. Lowe (Editors). Academic Press, New York, New York, pp. 609-633.
38. Naiman, R. J., C. A. Johnston, and J. C. Kelley, 1988. Alteration of North American Streams by Beaver. Bioscience 38:753-762.
39. Naiman, R. J., J. J. Magnuson, D. M. McKnight, and J. A. Stanford, 1995. The Freshwater Imperative. Island Press, Washington, D.C.
40. Naiman, R. J. and J. M. Melillo, 1984. Nitrogen Budget of a Subarctic Stream Altered by Beaver (Castor canadensis). Oecologia 62:150-155.
41. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 1993. Sampling and Analytical Methods of the National Status and Trends Program National Benthic Surveillance and Mussel Watch Project: 1984-1992. Volume III. Comprehensive Descriptions of Elemental Analytical Methods. NOAA, National Ocean Survey, ORCA, Silver Spring, Maryland.
42. National Research Council, 1992. Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems: Science, Technology, and Public Policy. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
43. Nelson, J. E. and P. Pajak, 1990. Fish Habitat Restoration Following Dam Removal on a Warm Water River. In: American Fisheries Society, North Central Division. Rivers and Streams Technical Committee Symposium Proceedings: The Restoration of Midwestern Stream Habitat; Minneapolis, Minnesota, pp. 57-65.
44. Newbold, J. D., 1987. Phosphorus Spiraling in Rivers and River-Reservoir Systems: Implications of a Model. In: Regulated Rivers, J. F. Craig and J. B. Kemper (Editors). Plenum Publishing, New York, New York,. pp. 303-327.
45. O'Donnell, M., N. Gray, G. Wippelhauser, and P. Christman, 2001. Kennebec River Diadromous Fish Restoration Annual Progress Report - 2000. Maine Department of Natural Resources, Augusta, Maine.
46. Pawloski, J. T. and L. A. Cook, 1993. Salling Dam Drawdown and Removal. Paper presented at the Midwest Region Technical Seminar on Removal of Dams. Association of State Dam Safety Officials, Kansas, Missouri.
47. Petts, G. E., 1984. Impounded Rivers, Perspectives for Ecological Management. John Wiley and Sons, New York, New York.
48. Poff, N. L., J. D. Allan, M. B. Bain, J. R. Karr, K. L. Prestegaard, B. D. Richter, R. E. Sparks, and J. C. Stromberg, 1997. The Natural Flow Paradigm. BioScience 47:769-784.
49. Poff, N. L. and D. D. Hart, 2002. How Dams Vary and Why It Matters for the Emerging Science of Dam Removal. BioScience 52:659-668.
50. Potter, N., 1998. Geomorphology of the Northern Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania, Including the Carlisle Deluge of 1779. Guidebook for the 17th Annual Field Trip, Harrisburg Area Geological Society, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
51. Power, M. E., W. E. Dietrich, and J. C. Finlay, 1996. Dams and Downstream Aquatic Biodiversity: Potential Food Web Consequences of Hydrologic and Geomorphic Change. Environmental Management 20(6):887-895.
52. Pringle, C. M., 1997. Exploring How Disturbance is Transmitted Upstream: Going Against the Flow. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 16:425-438.
53. Pringle, C. M., M. C. Freeman, and B. J. Freeman, 2000. Regional Effects of Hydrologic Alterations on Riverine Macrobiota in the New World: Tropical-Temperate Comparisons. BioScience 50(9):807-823.
54. River Alliance of Wisconsin and Trout Unlimited, 2000. Dam Removal: A Citizen's Guide to Restoring Rivers. River Alliance of Wisconsin and Trout Unlimited, Wisconsin.
55. Schmitt, R. J. and C. W. Osenberg, 1996. Detecting Ecological Impacts: Concepts and Applications in Coastal Habitats. Academic Press, San Diego, California.
56. Shuman, J. R., 1995. Environmental Considerations for Assessing Dam Removal Alternatives for River Restoration. Regulated Rivers: Research and Management 11:249-261.
57. Smith, L. W., E. Dittmer, M. Prevost, and D. R. Burt, 2000. Breaching of a Small Irrigation Dam in Oregon: A Case History. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 20:205-219.
58. Smith, N., 1971. A History of Dams. Peter Davies, London, United Kingdom.
59. Stanley, E. H. and M. W. Doyle, 2001. Phosphorus Transport Before and After Dam Removal From a Nutrient-Rich Creek in Southern Wisconsin. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 18:172.
60. Stanley, E. H. and M. W. Doyle, 2002. A Geomorphic Perspective on Nutrient Retention Following Dam Removal. BioScience 52:693-701.
61. Stanley, E. H., M. Luebke, M. W. Doyle, and D. W. Marshall, 2002. Short-Term Changes in Channel Form and Macroinvertebrate Communities Following Low-Head Dam Removal. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 21:172-187.
62. Stewart-Oaten, A. and J. R. Bence, 2001. Temporal and Spatial Variation in Environmental Impact Assessment. Ecological Monographs 71:305-339.
63. St. Louis, V. I., C. A. Kelly, E. Duchemin, J. W. M. Rudd, and D. M. Rosenberg, 2000. Reservoir Surfaces as Source of Greenhouse Gases to the Atmospherer: A Global Estimate. BioScience 50:766-775.
64. Straskraba, M., 1996. Lake and Reservoir Management. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 26:193-209.
65. Swackhamer, D. L., 1987. Green Bay Mass Balance Study: Quality Assurance Plan. Great Lakes National Program Office, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
66. Thornton, K. W., B. L. Kimmel, and F. E. Payne, 1990. Reservoir Limnology: Ecological Perpectives. John Wiley and Sons, New York, New York.
67. U.S. EPA, 1983. Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes. EPA-600/4-79-020, Office of Water, Washington, D.C.
68. U.S. EPA, 1992. Methods for the Determination of Chemical Substances in Marine and Estuarine Environmental Samples. EPA/600/R-92/121, Office of Research and Development, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.
69. U.S. EPA, 1996. Microwave Assisted Acid Digestion of Siliceous and Organically Based Matrices. Method 3052, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.
70. U.S.EPA, 2000. Hudson River PCBs. Available at http://www. epa.gov/Region2/superfund/npl/0202229c.htm, New York Accessed on November 1, 2002.
71. Van Loon, J. C., 1985. Selected Methods of Trace Metal Analysis: Biological and Environmental Samples. John Wiley and Sons, New York, New York.
72. Vaughn, C. C. and C. M. Taylor, 1999. Impoundments and the Decline of Freshwater Mussels: A Case Study of an Extinction Gradient. Conservation Biology 13(4):912-920.
73. Ward, J. V. and J. A. Stanford, 1979. The Ecology of Regulated Streams. Plenum Press, New York, New York.
74. Wetzel, R.G., 2001. Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems (Third Edition). Academic Press, New York, New York.
75. Williams, D. T., 1977, Effects of Dam Removal: An Approach to Sedimentation. Technical Paper 50, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Hydrologic Engineering Section, Davis, California.
76. Winter, B. D., 1990. A Brief Overview of Dam Removal Effects in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memo NMFS F/NWR-28, Washington, D.C.
77. Wolman, M. G., 1954. A Method of Sampling Coarse River-Bed Material. Transactions of the American Geophysical Union 53:951-956.