The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District recently signed a project partnership agreement with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to remove the Peery’s Mill Dam from the Little River in Walland.
“TDEC is proud to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on this project to remove Peery’s Mill Dam, which will provide valuable safety enhancements and ecological benefits to the Little River,” said Matthew Taylor, deputy director of TDEC’s Office of Sustainable Practices.
In addition to the removal of the dam, the plan involves adding instream features to counter erosion that is negatively impacting the banks of Peery’s Mill Park. The instream mill race wall would remain in place…