Rescue crews were first called around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 after two kayakers went over a low-head dam on the river, south of 16th Street at Belmont Beach.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approved a $750,000 National Fish Passage Program grant to the City of Indianapolis Department of Public Works to fully remove the Emrichsville Dam.
“This project will include the full removal of Emrichsville Dam, an approximately 250-foot long and 8-foot tall dam in the West Fork White River in Indianapolis, Indiana. Removal of this barrier will provide unrestricted fish passage, ecological resilience, mitigate effects of climate change, increase safe recreational fishing, provide economic development, and improve safe recreational uses of the river," the announcement reads.
“It’s something we are trying to warn people about. Avoid these low-head dams. Don’t plan on going over them. They are not rapids. They are not fun,” said Scott Salmon, executive director for Friends of the White River.Before You Leave, Check This Out
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