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New Life on the Des Plaines River: Hofmann Dam Removal Project
By Communications Staff at October 3, 2012 | 3:33 pm | 0 Comment
Residents in Lyons and Riverside have seen some big changes in the Des Plaines River. In June of this year, the Hofmann Dam was breached, the last of three low-head dams to recently be removed from the River. The first Hofmann Dam was installed in the early part of the last century, when it was not uncommon for the entire Des Plaines River to dry up. Adding the dam more...
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