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Second Outage In 3 Years At Brookfield Dam May Have Killed Thousands Of Fish
Flows on the West Branch Penobscot plunged for hours on July 27, and guides say Brookfield's equipment has failed there before.
Maine Business Wire reported on Great Lakes Hydro America on September 26, 2026.
September 26, 2026
Great Lakes Hydro America, Brookfield's operator for the project, said its automatic minimum-flow equipment functioned properly and that regulators were alerted, while Maine wildlife officials said they are looking into how long the event lasted and what it did to the fish population.

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Flows on the West Branch Penobscot plunged for hours on July 27, and guides say Brookfield's equipment has failed there before.