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Amelia Earhart Dam

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for marine traffic. The largest is 325 feet long, and 45 feet wide; the two smaller locks are 120 feet long and, 22 feet wide. There is no public access to the dam.
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requested flood prevention and mitigation funding, including approximately $ 20 million for an additional pump.
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would flank the dam, and by 2070, overtop it, leading to major impacts on low-lying areas such as
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whose plane disappeared in 1937. Earhart lived in nearby Medford, Massachusetts in the 1920s.
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The City of Somerville's 2017 Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment noted that by 2035, a
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Transportation buildings and structures in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Buildings and structures in Somerville, Massachusetts
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"Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment"
"This dam problem needs to be fixed, cities say"
Tide predictions for the Amelia Earhart Dam
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