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The Anaconda and Union City Dams oil the Naugatuck River in Connecticut were removed in February and October 1999. A detailed Study of the sites prior to removal was undertaken including sediment testing and predictions Of upstream channel formation post-darn removal. The 3.35-m-high timber crib/rock fill spillway of the Anaconda Dam partially breached during a storm prior to the dam's scheduled removal allowing a portion of the impounded sediment to move down through the river system. This event changed the removal plans and the remainder of the spillway was removed under an emergency order in the course of 4 days. The Union City Dam, a 2.44-m-high timber crib/rock fill dam capped with concrete and stone, was removed...