For more than a decade, eels have been caught at the base of the Conowingo Dam then trucked around the dam back upstream.

Blue herons are common, and the base of the dam is considered by many naturalists and photographers to be among the best places anywhere in the East to spot bald eagles.

If You Go What: Eagle watching at Conowingo Dam. Where: Public access to the base of the dam is at 2569 Shures Landing Road, Darlington, Maryland. Best vantage points are the round fisherman’s ...

Recognized as one of the best places to view bald eagles in flight, the base of the Conowingo Dam along the banks of the lower Susquehanna River attracts hundreds of photographers a day in late ...

During this spring’s fish migration season, 81 northern snakeheads attempted to swim up the Susquehanna River through the Conowingo Dam, a “dramatic increase” in the invasive species, state ...

An American Bald eagles catches a fish on the Susquehanna river at the base of the Conowingo Dam in Darlington, Md. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) U.S. lawmakers are bitterly divided on ...

To understand the enormity of Conowingo Dam and its accompanying hydroelectric generating plant, a group of visitors stood inside the facility’s cavernous Turbine Hall and listened to what on… ...

A coalition of conservation groups wants the federal government to force the owners of the Conowingo Dam to do something about sediment backed up behind the dam, to again allow public fishing from ...

It’s within a day’s driving distance, and something worthy of visiting. Located on the Susquehanna River in northeast Maryland, the Conowingo Dam is an awesome sight.

For more than a decade, eels have been caught at the base of the Conowingo Dam then trucked around the dam back upstream. One area marks the beginning of their remarkable journey.