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State completes Ripton dam removal
Multiple agencies and organizations partnered to remove Ripton's Breadloaf Dam and restore a section of Brandy Brook and its flood plain. The free-flowing brook now has space to adjust its size and pattern.
September 18, 2025
Workers in late August finished removing Ripton’s Breadloaf Dam and restored a section of Brandy Brook and its floodplain.
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