Dams in Litchfield County, Connecticut
202Total Dams
38High Hazard
152Significant
Dam Safety in Litchfield County, Connecticut
Litchfield County has 202 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 38 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 152 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 19 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Litchfield County is 99 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Mad River Flood Control Dam at 178 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mad River Flood Control Dam | High | Satisfactory | 178 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Saville Dam | High | Satisfactory | 137 | Water Supply | 1940 |
| Thomaston Dam | High | Not Available | 137 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Black Rock Dam | High | Not Available | 130 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Northfield Brook Dam | High | Not Available | 111 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| East Branch Flood Control Dam | High | Satisfactory | 92 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Upper Shepaug Dam | High | Satisfactory | 90 | Water Supply | 1965 |
| Pitch Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 85 | Water Supply | 1944 |
| Whiting River Flood Control Dam | High | Satisfactory | 80 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Reuben Hart Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 80 | Water Supply | 1933 |
| Hall Meadow Brook Flood Control Dam | High | Satisfactory | 75 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Compensating Reservoir Dam | High | Fair | 75 | Water Supply | 1920 |
| Morris Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 70 | Water Supply | 1910 |
| Sucker Brook Flood Control Dam | High | Satisfactory | 68 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Shepaug Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 65 | Water Supply | 1933 |
| Bristol Reservoir #5 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 60 | Water Supply | 1932 |
| Colebrook River Dam - Saddle Dike | High | Not Available | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Hancock Brook Dam - Railroad Dike | High | Not Available | 51 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Middle Lanesville Dike | High | Satisfactory | 45 | Hydroelectric | 1929 |
| Norfolk Brook Flood Control Dam #6 | High | Satisfactory | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Stillwater Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 34 | Recreation | |
| Woodridge Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 34 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Bronson E. Lockwood Dam | High | Satisfactory | 34 | Water Supply | 1958 |
| Lake Harwinton Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Old Marsh Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Water Supply | 1913 |
| Highland Lake Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Recreation | 1860 |
| Lake Winnemaug Dam | High | Satisfactory | 24 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Echo Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 24 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Pin Shop Pond Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Other | 1870 |
| South Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 21 | Recreation | 1850 |
| Park Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | |
| Plymouth Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Water Supply | 1881 |
| Wood Creek Flood Control Dike Site #9 | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| West Side Flood Control Dam #5 | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Burr Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 17 | Recreation | 1935 |
| North Pond Reservoir Dikes | High | Satisfactory | 17 | Water Supply | |
| Black Rock Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Merriman Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Wigwam Reservoir Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 75 | Water Supply | 1893 |
| Bristol Reservoir #4 Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 40 | Water Supply | 1906 |
| New Milford Reservoir #4 Dam | Significant | Poor | 40 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Crystal Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 36 | Water Supply | 1878 |
| Johnsons Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 34 | Recreation | |
| Bristol Reservoir #2 Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 33 | Water Supply | 1889 |
| Hatch Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 31 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Robertsville Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 29 | Hydroelectric | 1887 |
| Laurel Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 29 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Irving Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Winchester Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 23 | Recreation | |
| Hart Brook Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 23 | Water Supply | 1908 |
| Wood Creek Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 22 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Lakeville Reservoir #2 Dam | Significant | Fair | 22 | Water Supply | |
| Old Brass Mill Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 22 | Recreation | |
| Valley Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 21 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Goodwin Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 21 | Recreation | |
| New Milford Reservoir #3 Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 21 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Greystone Falls Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | |
| Schwartz Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Zeiner Pond | Significant | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | 1911 |
| Litchfield Reservoir Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 20 | Water Supply | |
| Twin Lakes Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Terryville Reservoir #3 Dam | Significant | Fair | 20 | Water Supply | 1920 |
| Bantam Hydro Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 20 | Hydroelectric | 1945 |
| Upper Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1880 |
| Rug Brook Reservoir Southeast Dike | Significant | Satisfactory | 18 | Other | |
| Morosani Pond #1 Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 18 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1969 |
| Ladner Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 18 | Recreation | 1965 |
| New Hartford Reservoir Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 17 | Recreation | |
| Panther Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | |
| Nystrom Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1889 |
| Calkinstown Reservoir Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 15 | Water Supply | |
| Wilton Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1810 |
| Reichenbach Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | |
| Bigelow Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Blatz Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | |
| Iffland Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 15 | Recreation | |
| March Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Allen Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 15 | Water Supply | |
| Roger Lewis Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Serra Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Brophy Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Addie Road Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | |
| Falls Village | Significant | Satisfactory | 15 | Hydroelectric | 1913 |
| Hersh Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1988 |
| Industrial Monument Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 14 | Recreation | |
| Mccoy Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 14 | Recreation | |
| Riverdance Mill Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Bristol Reservoir #3 Dam | Significant | Poor | 14 | Water Supply | |
| Bantam Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 14 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Lost Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 13 | Recreation | |
| Lake Tavolan Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 13 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Northfield Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 13 | Recreation | 1855 |
| Morin Pond Dam #2 | Significant | Not Rated | 13 | Recreation | |
| Crystal Lake Reservoir Dam | Significant | Fair | 13 | Water Supply | 1892 |
| Ella Fohs Camp Dam | Significant | Fair | 13 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Lake Floren Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 13 | Recreation | |
| Robin Hill Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | |
| Wampee Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Jim's Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | |
| Cutler Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | |
| Tobey Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | 1870 |
| Stein Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 12 | Other | |
| Gritman Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 12 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Stony Batter Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Roderick Wyant Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Morin Pond Dam #1 | Significant | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | |
| Rader Pond Dam | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 12 | Recreation | |
| Gaylord Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 12 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Fall Mountain Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 12 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Quist Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | 1955 |
| West Hill Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 12 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Hazelmere Dam | Significant | 11 | |||
| Rainer Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 11 | Recreation | |
| Nash Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 11 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Fisher Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 11 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1959 |
| Hilltop Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 11 | Recreation | 1925 |
| Mazzarelli Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 11 | Irrigation | |
| Ford Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 11 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1880 |
| Lake Plymouth Dam | Significant | Fair | 11 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Old Quarry Dam | Significant | Poor | 10 | ||
| Botsford Road Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 10 | Recreation | |
| Riga Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 10 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Wangum Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 10 | Water Supply | 1890 |
| Doolittle Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 10 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Tomlinson Lake Dam | Significant | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Hoover Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 10 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Camp Delaware Dam | Significant | Poor | 10 | Recreation | |
| Smith Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1927 |
| Merry Acres Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 10 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Pequabuck River Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 10 | Other | |
| Lake Triangle Camp Jewell Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 10 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Wononpakook Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 10 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Middle Pond Dam And Dike | Significant | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Lemanquais Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 10 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1968 |
| Pewter Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 9 | Recreation | |
| Wyantenock Wildlife Marsh Dam #3 | Significant | Satisfactory | 9 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Hart Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 9 | Recreation | |
| Dunham Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 9 | Recreation | |
| Masterbone Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 9 | Recreation | |
| Minor Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 9 | Recreation | |
| Bird Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 9 | Recreation | |
| Woodlands Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 9 | Recreation | |
| Ouleout Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 9 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Flanders Wildlife Center Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 9 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1974 |
| Winchester Club Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 9 | Recreation | 1927 |
| Cobble Hill Pond Dam | Significant | 8 | |||
| Wyantenock Wildlife Marsh Dam #4 | Significant | Satisfactory | 8 | ||
| Pratt Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 8 | Recreation | |
| Tanner's Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 8 | Recreation | 1917 |
| Atwood Swamp Pond | Significant | Not Rated | 8 | Recreation | |
| Wilson Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 8 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Benedict Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 8 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Whist Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 8 | Irrigation | 1900 |
| Mountain Lake Dam | Significant | Poor | 8 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Migeon Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 8 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Long Meadows Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 8 | Recreation | 1880 |
| Gusceon Cemetery Dam | Significant | Fair | 8 | Other | |
| Kasson Road Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 8 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Bunnell Pond | Significant | Not Rated | 7 | Recreation | |
| Zieglers Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 7 | Recreation | |
| Bear Swamp Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 7 | Recreation | |
| Jones Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 7 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Kelly Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 7 | Recreation | |
| Clunde Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 7 | Recreation | |
| Davelay Pond (a.k.a. Pond View #1) Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 7 | Recreation | |
| Lincoln Pond | Significant | Not Rated | 6 | Recreation | |
| Southerly Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 6 | Recreation | |
| Tyler Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 6 | Recreation | 1880 |
| Tatros Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 6 | Recreation | |
| Morehouse Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 6 | Recreation | |
| Indian Heaven Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 6 | Recreation | |
| Big Meadow Pond A.k.a. Judd Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 6 | Recreation | 1860 |
| Hurlbut Pond | Significant | Not Rated | 5 | Other | |
| Hart Pond Dam | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 5 | Recreation | |
| Plume And Atwood Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 5 | ||
| Weiss Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 5 | Recreation | |
| Kelley Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 5 | Recreation | |
| Orchard Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 4 | Other | |
| Parkins Pond Upper Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 4 | Recreation | |
| Sylvan Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 4 | Recreation | |
| Holly Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 4 | Recreation | |
| Skyline Ridge Road Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 4 | Recreation | |
| Bull Pond Dam Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 4 | Recreation | 1900 |
| G J Keefe Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 3 | Recreation | |
| Hatch Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 3 | Recreation | |
| Lake Waramaug Dam | Significant | Fair | 3 | Recreation | |
| Friedman Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 3 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1957 |
| Eugene Park Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 2 | Recreation | |
| Camp Freedman Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 2 | Recreation | 1942 |
| Unnamed Pond Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 0 | Other | |
| Ivy Mountain Dam | Low | Fair | 20 | Recreation | |
| Rizzo Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 18 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Morosani Pond #2 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Spooner | Low | Satisfactory | 17 | Hydroelectric | 1902 |
| Bleachery Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Miles Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 14 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Buckley Dam | Low | Fair | 13 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Bromley Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Goose Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 11 | Recreation | |
| Spaulding Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 11 | Recreation | |
| Transylvania Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 8 | Recreation | 1893 |
| Peck Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 8 | Recreation |