Record #:

3592

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

Removal of the Quaker Neck Dam on the Neuse River near Goldsboro opens up 75 miles of the river, plus tributaries, to spawning fish, including striped bass. Built in 1952, the 260-foot dam was the first one in the state removed for environmental reasons.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 3, Mar 1998, p32, il

Subject(s):

Neuse River; Dams--Goldsboro; Dams--Environmental aspects