Impacts of a Century‐Old Urban Dam on Water Quality and Habitat Composition, Flint River, Flint, MI

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Observational analysis shows water quality improvements in Flint River, suggesting dam removal may enhance biodiversity.

Water quality scores improved significantly in Flint River over time since deindustrialization.
A negative relationship was found between urbanized locations and benthic macroinvertebrate scores.
Habitat composition above and below the dam showed significant differences, with fine particles dominating upstream.
Dam removal and riffle construction may restore habitat diversity, aiding river ecosystem recovery.

Summers et al. (2025) studied this question.

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