Hydroelectric Dams in Connecticut

Connecticut has 27 hydroelectric dams, of which 7 carry a high hazard classification. The dam generates hydroelectric power by channeling water through turbines, converting the energy of flowing water into electricity.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Shepaug	New Haven	138	High	Satisfactory	1955
2	Goodwin	Hartford	125	High	Satisfactory	1960
3	Stevenson	Fairfield	103	High	Satisfactory	1919
4	Middle Lanesville Dike	Litchfield	45	High	Satisfactory	1929
5	Rainbow Reservoir Dam	Hartford	43	High	Satisfactory	1925
6	Taftville Hydro Dam #4	New London	41	High	Satisfactory	1867
7	Scotland	Windham	37	Low	Satisfactory	1909
8	Sandy Hook	Fairfield	35	Significant	Satisfactory	1905
9	Congdon Pond Dam	New London	35	Significant	Poor	1900
10	Tunnel Dam Hydro Station	New London	32	Significant	Satisfactory	1906
11	Robertsville Dam	Litchfield	29	Significant	Satisfactory	1887
12	Shelton Canal Dike	Fairfield	25	Low	Satisfactory	1870
13	Hanover Pond	New Haven	25	High	Satisfactory	2006
14	Cargill Falls	Windham	24	Significant	Satisfactory	1925
15	Kinneytown	New Haven	21	Significant	Poor	1913
16	Wyre - Wynd	New London	21	Low	Satisfactory	1913
17	Bantam Hydro Dam	Litchfield	20	Significant	Satisfactory	1945
18	Deuses Pond Dam	Middlesex	20	Significant	Satisfactory	1916
19	Brunswick	Windham	19	Low	Fair	1891
20	Mechanicsville	Windham	18	Low	Satisfactory	1900
21	Spooner	Litchfield	17	Low	Satisfactory	1902
22	Five Mile	Windham	17	Significant	Satisfactory	1855
23	Falls Village	Litchfield	15	Significant	Satisfactory	1913
24	Greenville	New London	15	Low	Satisfactory	1888
25	Occum	New London	14	Low	Satisfactory	1900
26	Dayville Dike	Windham	14	Low	Satisfactory	1925
27	Quinebaug	Windham	14	Low	Satisfactory	1855

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