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Item Watertown: Building Connectivity Between People and Their River with Minimal Impacts Upstream(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2015) Buskinski, Mark; Erickskon, Timothy; Frye, Megan; Garcia-Serrana, Maria; Nelson, Alexander; Rodrigo, CarlosThis project was completed as part of the 2015-2016 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with Carver County. The Carver County Water Management Organization is investigating the feasibility of removing or restructuring a dam on the Crow River near downtown Watertown. The purpose of the removal/redesign is to improve the fishery in the river, reduce bank erosion, and potentially create an engineered whitewater recreation attraction to boost tourism in the area. The goal of this project was to assess the feasibility and potential impacts of removing the dam. Carver County project lead Paul Moline worked with a team of students in CEGE 8602: Stream Restoration Practice, to assess the potential impacts, benefits, and drawbacks of removing the dam. The students developed a proposal that would allow for improved fish passage as well as accommodate a water recreation area. The final report and poster are available.