Dams in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
115Total Dams
43High Hazard
36Significant
Dam Safety in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Berkshire County has 115 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 43 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 36 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 25 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Berkshire County is 92 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Farnham Reservoir Dam at 105 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnham Reservoir Dam | High | Fair | 105 | Water Supply | 1910 |
| Clam Lake Dam | High | Fair | 97 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| Upper Sackett Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 76 | Water Supply | 1947 |
| North Silver Lake Dam | High | Fair | 76 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Cleveland Brook Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 71 | Water Supply | 1949 |
| Notch Reservoir Dam | High | Poor | 64 | Water Supply | 1897 |
| Schoolhouse Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 63 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1986 |
| Leahey (upper) Reservoir Dam And Dike | High | Satisfactory | 57 | Water Supply | 1965 |
| Eclipse Dam | High | Fair | 52 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1890 |
| Windsor Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 51 | Water Supply | 1865 |
| Sandwash Reservoir Dam | High | Poor | 41 | Water Supply | 1936 |
| Mount Williams Reservoir Dam & Dike | High | Poor | 40 | Water Supply | 1914 |
| Abbey Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| October Mountain Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Washington Mountain Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Egypt Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 37 | Water Supply | 1894 |
| Upper Root Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 36 | Water Supply | 1960 |
| Ashmere Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 34 | Recreation | 1875 |
| Lower Root Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 34 | Water Supply | |
| Palmer Brook Dam | High | Satisfactory | 34 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Otis Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 32 | Recreation | 1888 |
| Williamstown Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 32 | Water Supply | 1898 |
| Thousand Acre Lake Dam | High | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| South Silver Dam | High | Satisfactory | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Belmont Reservoir Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Water Supply | 1889 |
| Goose Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 28 | Recreation | 1840 |
| Bel Air Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 27 | Recreation | |
| Plunkett Reservoir Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Recreation | 1875 |
| West Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Buckley Dunton Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 22 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Ashley Lake Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 22 | Water Supply | 1901 |
| Lake Garfield Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Windsor Lake Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1883 |
| Pontoosuc Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | 1866 |
| October Mountain Lake Dike | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1985 |
| Stockbridge Bowl Dam | High | Poor | 19 | Recreation | 1880 |
| Riiska Brook Dam | High | Poor | 19 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Onota Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 18 | Recreation | 1865 |
| Shaker Mill Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 18 | Recreation | 1910 |
| Lancelot Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Indian Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Laurel Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 12 | Other | |
| Rood Hill Road Ponds Dam | High | 9 | |||
| Rising Paper Company Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 38 | ||
| Smith Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 32 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Pecks Lower Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 31 | 1877 | |
| Bassett Brook Reservoir Dam | Significant | Fair | 29 | Water Supply | 1967 |
| Byron Weston Dam No. 1 | Significant | Satisfactory | 28 | Recreation | 1875 |
| Cookson Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 26 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Columbia Mill Dam | Significant | Poor | 25 | Water Supply | 1901 |
| Natural Bridge Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 25 | Recreation | |
| Willow Mill Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 24 | Other | 1872 |
| York Lake Dam | Significant | Poor | 23 | Recreation | 1934 |
| Fisk Brook Dam | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 22 | ||
| Government Mill Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 22 | Recreation | 1901 |
| Otis Woodlands Club Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 22 | Recreation | |
| Arnold Dam | Significant | Poor | 21 | Water Supply | 1954 |
| East Mountain Reservoir Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 20 | Water Supply | |
| Mill Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 19 | Recreation | |
| Crystal Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Woods Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 18 | Other | 1989 |
| Greenwater Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 18 | Recreation | 1944 |
| Robin Hood Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 17 | Recreation | 2013 |
| Little Robin Hood Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 17 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Threemile Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 17 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Long Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 16 | Water Supply | |
| Plantain Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Shaker Mill Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Cheshire Reservoir Dam | Significant | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1870 |
| Richmond Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 14 | Recreation | |
| Mauserts Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1998 |
| Hayden Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 13 | 1886 | |
| Fernwood Reservoir Dam | Significant | Fair | 13 | Recreation | |
| Mill Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 11 | Water Supply | 1917 |
| Stevens Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 9 | Recreation | |
| Yokum Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 9 | Recreation | |
| Center Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 9 | Recreation | |
| Greylock Greenhouse Dam | Significant | Fair | 7 | Recreation | |
| Prospect Lake Dam | Significant | Poor | 6 | Recreation | |
| Windemere Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 34 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Glendale | Low | Satisfactory | 30 | Hydroelectric | 1906 |
| Deerfield No. 5 - Dunbar | Low | Satisfactory | 29 | Hydroelectric | 1993 |
| Sharkey Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 25 | Recreation | |
| Niskayuna Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | ||
| Upper Spectacle Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Barbieri Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Round Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 19 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Camp Woodcrest Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Recreation | 1927 |
| Gilder Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 17 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Steadman Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 17 | Recreation | 1921 |
| Pelton Reservoir Dam | Low | Fair | 16 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Felton Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Burnett Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Garnet Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 14 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Harnett Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1909 |
| Bog Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Benedict Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | Recreation | 1934 |
| Berle Pond Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | 1920 | |
| Higley Brook Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Liberman's Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1985 |
| Atwater Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 1890 |
| Rudd Pond Dam And Dike | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Hayes Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 11 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1840 |
| Lower Spectacle Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 11 | Recreation | |
| Coles Brook Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 11 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Gleason Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1890 |
| White Lily Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 10 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Watson Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 10 | Recreation | |
| Echo Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 10 | Water Supply | |
| Garrett Dam | Low | Fair | 9 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Berkshire Trout Pond | Low | Fair | 9 | Recreation | 1946 |
| Morley Swamp Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 9 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Stedman Marsh Dam | Low | Poor | 8 | Recreation | |
| Wild Acres Pond No. 2 Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 8 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1970 |
| Bauer Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 7 | Recreation |