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

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