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Definition of fishway
: a contrivance for enabling fish to pass around a fall or dam in a stream; specifically : fish ladder
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The fishway, built in partnership with property owner Stanchem Corp and several nature advocacy non-profits, is on Stanchem proprty in the East Berlin section of Berlin.
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1845
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