Recreation Dams in Connecticut
Connecticut has 823 recreation dams, of which 84 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming.
| # | Dam | County | Height (ft) | Hazard | Condition | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Can Company Dam | Fairfield | 53 | High | Satisfactory | 1970 |
| 2 | Crystal Lake Dam | Middlesex | 50 | High | Poor | 1850 |
| 3 | Higganum Reservoir Dam | Middlesex | 48 | High | Fair | 1868 |
| 4 | Beaver Dam Lake Dam | Fairfield | 47 | High | Satisfactory | 1901 |
| 5 | Tuller Reservoir Dam | Hartford | 46 | Significant | Fair | 1900 |
| 6 | Pemberwick Dam | Fairfield | 44 | High | Fair | 1867 |
| 7 | Great Hill Reservior Dam | New Haven | 41 | High | Poor | 1909 |
| 8 | New Milford Reservoir #4 Dam | Litchfield | 40 | Significant | Poor | 1900 |
| 9 | Goss Brook Dam | Windham | 39 | High | Satisfactory | 1963 |
| 10 | Belleview Lake Dam | New Haven | 38 | High | Satisfactory | 1899 |
| 11 | American Felt Dam | Fairfield | 37 | High | Satisfactory | 1867 |
| 12 | Chestnut Hill Reservoir Dam | New Haven | 37 | High | Fair | 1919 |
| 13 | Hockanum Reservoir Dam | Tolland | 37 | High | Fair | 1890 |
| 14 | East Mountain Reservoir Dam | New Haven | 35 | High | Satisfactory | 1880 |
| 15 | Stillwater Pond Dam | Litchfield | 34 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 16 | Woodridge Lake Dam | Litchfield | 34 | High | Satisfactory | 1970 |
| 17 | Johnsons Pond Dam | Litchfield | 34 | Significant | Not Rated | |
| 18 | Lake Beseck Dam | Middlesex | 34 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1846 |
| 19 | Bunnells Pond Dam | Fairfield | 33 | High | Fair | 1906 |
| 20 | Canoe Brook Lake Dam | Fairfield | 33 | High | Satisfactory | 1870 |
| 21 | Union Pond Dam | Hartford | 33 | High | Fair | 1901 |
| 22 | Collins Company Lower Dam | Hartford | 33 | Significant | Satisfactory | |
| 23 | Scoville Reservoir Dam | New Haven | 32 | High | Satisfactory | 1917 |
| 24 | Trading Cove Pond Dam | New London | 32 | Significant | Fair | 1900 |
| 25 | Green Falls Reservoir Dam | New London | 32 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1870 |
| 26 | Hatch Pond Dam | Litchfield | 31 | Significant | Poor | 1900 |
| 27 | City Pond Dam | New London | 31 | Significant | Poor | |
| 28 | Crystal Pond Dam | Windham | 31 | Significant | Fair | 1900 |
| 29 | Buckingham Reservoir Dam | Hartford | 30 | Significant | Fair | 1925 |
| 30 | Paper Goods Pond Dam | Hartford | 30 | Significant | Fair | 1920 |
| 31 | Lake Harwinton Dam | Litchfield | 30 | High | Satisfactory | 1930 |
| 32 | Clarks Pond Dam | New Haven | 30 | Significant | Satisfactory | |
| 33 | Taftville Reservoir #1 Dam | New London | 30 | Significant | Fair | 1880 |
| 34 | Tantaquidgeon | New London | 30 | Low | Satisfactory | |
| 35 | Staffordville Reservoir Dam | Tolland | 30 | High | Satisfactory | 1850 |
| 36 | Samp Mortar Reservoir Dam | Fairfield | 29 | High | Satisfactory | 1901 |
| 37 | Laurel Lake Dam | Litchfield | 29 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1965 |
| 38 | Lake Forest Dam | Fairfield | 28 | High | Satisfactory | 1899 |
| 39 | Pinewood Lake Dam | Fairfield | 28 | High | Satisfactory | 1890 |
| 40 | Columbia Lake Dam | Tolland | 28 | High | Satisfactory | 1865 |
| 41 | Abbott's Pond Dam | Windham | 28 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1960 |
| 42 | Walnut Hill Pond Dam | Fairfield | 27 | Significant | Fair | 1962 |
| 43 | Case Brothers Lower Pond Dam | Hartford | 27 | Significant | Poor | 1870 |
| 44 | Highland Lake Dam | Litchfield | 27 | High | Fair | 1860 |
| 45 | Hanover Reservoir Dam | New London | 27 | High | Fair | 1900 |
| 46 | Ymca Camp Farnam Pond Dam | Middlesex | 26 | Significant | Fair | 1931 |
| 47 | Black Pond Dam | New Haven | 26 | High | Fair | 1880 |
| 48 | Glasgo Pond Dam | New London | 26 | High | Satisfactory | 1860 |
| 49 | Williams Pond Dam | New London | 26 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1865 |
| 50 | Oxoboxo Lake Dam | New London | 26 | High | Satisfactory | 1810 |
| 51 | Dobsonville Pond Dam | Tolland | 26 | Significant | Fair | 1900 |
| 52 | Halchek Pond Dam | Tolland | 26 | Significant | Fair | 1972 |
| 53 | Shadow Lake Dam | Fairfield | 25 | Significant | Fair | 1937 |
| 54 | Ville Pond Dam | Fairfield | 25 | Significant | Satisfactory | |
| 55 | Kensington Dam | Hartford | 25 | High | Satisfactory | 1901 |
| 56 | Johnson Millpond Dam | Middlesex | 25 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1880 |
| 57 | Leesville Dam | Middlesex | 25 | High | Satisfactory | 1900 |
| 58 | Powers Lake Dam | New London | 25 | Significant | Poor | 1870 |
| 59 | Ashland Pond Dam | New London | 25 | High | Satisfactory | 1800 |
| 60 | Aldon Mill Pond Dam | Tolland | 25 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1920 |
| 61 | Mansfield Recreation Pond | Tolland | 25 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1974 |
| 62 | North Grosvenordale Dam | Windham | 25 | High | Poor | 1900 |
| 63 | Factory Pond Dam | Fairfield | 24 | High | Poor | 1874 |
| 64 | Dividend Pond-upper Dam | Hartford | 24 | Significant | Fair | 1870 |
| 65 | Werner Woods Pond Dam | Hartford | 24 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1963 |
| 66 | Lake Winnemaug Dam | Litchfield | 24 | High | Satisfactory | 1920 |
| 67 | Echo Lake Dam | Litchfield | 24 | High | Satisfactory | 1958 |
| 68 | Bashan Lake Dam | Middlesex | 24 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1939 |
| 69 | Dooley Pond Dam | Middlesex | 24 | High | Fair | 1870 |
| 70 | Baldwins Pond Dam | New Haven | 24 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1850 |
| 71 | West River Pond Dam | New Haven | 24 | Significant | Fair | |
| 72 | Quassapaug Lake Dam | New Haven | 24 | Significant | Fair | 1900 |
| 73 | Drobney Dam | Tolland | 24 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1970 |
| 74 | Upper Unionville Reservoir Dam | Hartford | 23 | Significant | Fair | 1909 |
| 75 | Irving Pond Dam | Litchfield | 23 | Significant | Fair | 1945 |
| 76 | Winchester Lake Dam | Litchfield | 23 | Significant | Satisfactory | |
| 77 | Messerschmidt Pond Dam | Middlesex | 23 | High | Fair | 1890 |
| 78 | Pattaconk Reservoir Dam | Middlesex | 23 | High | Fair | 1932 |
| 79 | Ashford Lake Dam | Windham | 23 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1949 |
| 80 | Lake Mauweehoo Dam | Fairfield | 22 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1906 |
| 81 | Nash Pond Dam | Fairfield | 22 | High | Satisfactory | 1879 |
| 82 | Wood Creek Pond Dam | Litchfield | 22 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1900 |
| 83 | Old Brass Mill Pond Dam | Litchfield | 22 | Significant | Fair | |
| 84 | Jennings Pond Dam | Middlesex | 22 | High | Satisfactory | 1870 |
| 85 | Drop Pond Dam | Middlesex | 22 | Significant | Satisfactory | |
| 86 | Conrad Pond Dam | New Haven | 22 | High | Satisfactory | |
| 87 | Waterbury Reservoir No. 2 Dam | New Haven | 22 | High | Satisfactory | 1880 |
| 88 | Tadma Pond Dam | New London | 22 | Significant | Poor | 1966 |
| 89 | Gager's Pond Dam | New London | 22 | Significant | Poor | 1876 |
| 90 | Dodson Pond Dam | New London | 22 | Significant | Fair | 1962 |
| 91 | Pine Meadows Park Pond Pond Dam | New London | 22 | Low | Not Rated | 1959 |
| 92 | Somersville Pond Dam | Tolland | 22 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1890 |
| 93 | Halls Pond Dam | Tolland | 22 | Significant | Fair | 1920 |
| 94 | Warren Pond Dam | Tolland | 22 | High | Poor | 1852 |
| 95 | Cobbs Mill Pond Dam | Fairfield | 21 | Significant | Fair | 1892 |
| 96 | Ensign Bickford Dam | Hartford | 21 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1900 |
| 97 | Broad Brook Mill Pond Dam | Hartford | 21 | Significant | Not Rated | 1880 |
| 98 | Stanley Quarter Park Pond Dam | Hartford | 21 | Significant | Satisfactory | |
| 99 | Valley Pond Dam | Litchfield | 21 | Significant | Satisfactory | 1900 |
| 100 | South Pond Dam | Litchfield | 21 | High | Satisfactory | 1850 |