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Howland Dam
Howland Dam (Maine) is located in Maine
Howland Dam (Maine)
Location of Howland Dam in Maine
Country United States
Location Howland, Penobscot County, Maine
Coordinates 45°14′20″N 68°39′24″W / 45.2387600°N 68.656600°W / 45.2387600; -68.656600
Dam and spillways
Impounds Piscataquis River

The Howland Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Piscataquis River at its confluence with the Penobscot River in Howland, Penobscot County, Maine. The Howland Dam was purchased by the Penobscot River Restoration Trust in 2010 from PPL Corporation, formerly Pennsylvania Power and Light under an agreement reaches several years earlier. A fish bypass was constructed around the dam in 2015.

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The fish bypass in 2015
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