Middle Fork Dam Removal Project Photos and Videos

Project construction has been underway since January 2020, with in-water work starting June 2020. The dam was removed in summer 2020. Follow along on this page for photo and video updates.

Project Videos

Healing the Nooksack: Bringing down the dam on the Middle Fork to restore a free-flowing river.
Video published on March 8, 2021.

Video Library

Connecting to Home – Lessons from the Nooksack Part 1

Making Infrastructure Smarter – Lessons from the Nooksack Part 2

Working Together – Lessons from the Nooksack Part 3

Four month time-lapse video of Middle Fork dam removal by Swiftwater Films (2020)

Video of initial dam removal on July 13, 2020.

Before/After Comparison Photos

Slide the arrows from side to side to see the transformation!

Slide the arrows from side to side to see the transformation!

Construction Photos

View the Construction Photo Gallery to see all construction photos since January 2020.

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Middle Fork Dam Removal Project Layout

Contacts

Steve Day, P.E.
Project Engineer
City of Bellingham Public Works
(360) 778-7944
smday@cob.org

April McEwen
River Restoration Project Manager
American Rivers
amcewen@americanrivers.org

Public Works Contacts