Flood Control Dams in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 91 flood control dams, of which 44 carry a high hazard classification. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Knightville Dam	Hampshire	150	High	Not Available	1941
2	Clam Lake Dam	Berkshire	97	High	Fair	1977
3	North Silver Lake Dam	Berkshire	76	High	Fair
4	Westville Dam	Worcester	72	High	Not Available	1962
5	Moose Hill Reservoir Dam	Worcester	71	High	Satisfactory	1980
6	Barre Falls Dam	Worcester	69	High	Not Available	1958
7	Schoolhouse Lake Dam	Berkshire	63	High	Satisfactory	1986
8	Tully Dam	Worcester	59	High	Not Available	1949
9	Arm Brook Pl-566 Flood Control Dam	Hampden	58	High	Satisfactory	1963
10	East Brimfield Dam	Worcester	53	High	Not Available	1960
11	Eclipse Dam	Berkshire	52	High	Fair	1890
12	Highland Commons Pond B Dam & Dike	Worcester	50	Significant	Satisfactory	2010
13	Birch Hill Dam - Winchenden Dike	Worcester	49	High	Not Available	1942
14	Powdermill Brook Pl-566 Flood Control Dam	Hampden	48	High	Fair	1962
15	Barre Falls Dam - Dike 3	Worcester	48	High	Not Available	1958
16	West Hill Dam - Dike D	Worcester	48	High	Not Available	1961
17	Littleville Dam - Saddle Dike	Hampshire	46	High	Not Available	1965
18	Lester G. Ross Dam	Worcester	46	High	Satisfactory	1974
19	Abbey Lake Dam	Berkshire	40	High	Satisfactory	1967
20	Mill River Dam	Hampshire	40	Significant	Satisfactory	1939
21	October Mountain Lake Dam	Berkshire	39	High	Satisfactory	1972
22	Washington Mountain Lake Dam	Berkshire	38	High	Satisfactory	1972
23	Ware River Diversion Dam	Worcester	38	Significant	Satisfactory	1910
24	Horse Pond Dam	Worcester	38	Significant	Satisfactory	1964
25	Barre Falls Dam - Dike 2	Worcester	38	High	Not Available	1958
26	Braintree Dam	Norfolk	37	High	Fair	1888
27	New Charles River Dam	Suffolk	36	Significant	Satisfactory	1978
28	Tyler Dam	Middlesex	34	High	Satisfactory	1965
29	Thousand Acre Lake Dam	Berkshire	32	High	Fair	1960
30	Mountain Lake Dam	Hampden	32	High	Satisfactory	1923
31	South Silver Dam	Berkshire	31	High	Satisfactory	1967
32	Hodges Village Dam - Dike 1	Worcester	30	High	Not Available	1959
33	Constance M. Fiske Flood Retarding Dam	Middlesex	28	High	Satisfactory	1984
34	Sucker Brook Dam	Worcester	27	Significant	Satisfactory
35	Kittredge Dam	Worcester	27	Significant	Satisfactory	1964
36	Rocky Hill Pond Dam	Hampshire	26	Low	Poor	1924
37	Lamberton Brook Dam	Worcester	26	Significant	Satisfactory	1965
38	West Lake Dam	Berkshire	25	High	Satisfactory	1967
39	Quequechan Control Structure	Bristol	25	High	Satisfactory	1963
40	Brewer Brook Dam	Worcester	25	Significant	Satisfactory	1964
41	Nemasket Park Dam	Plymouth	23	Significant	Fair	1964
42	Hop Brook Dam	Worcester	23	High	Satisfactory	1962
43	Barre Falls Dam - Dike 1	Worcester	23	High	Not Available	1958
44	Framingham Reservoir No. 1 Dam	Middlesex	22	High	Fair	1878
45	Delaney Complex Dam	Middlesex	22	Significant	Satisfactory	1967
46	Neponset River Dam - Hyde Park	Norfolk	22	Significant	Poor
47	Greenville Pond Dam	Worcester	22	High	Fair	1912
48	Cold Harbor Brook Dam	Worcester	22	High	Satisfactory	1962
49	Allen Reservoir Pl-566 Flood Control Dam	Norfolk	21	High	Satisfactory	1981
50	Pine Tree Brook Pl-566 Flood Control Dam	Norfolk	21	Significant	Satisfactory	1955
51	October Mountain Lake Dike	Berkshire	20	High	Satisfactory	1985
52	Falls Pond Dam	Bristol	20	High	Satisfactory	1890
53	Silk Mill Dam	Middlesex	20	Low	Fair	1912
54	George H. Nichols Multipurpose Dam	Worcester	20	High	Satisfactory	1969
55	Worcester Diversion Levee System	Worcester	20	Significant	Satisfactory	1960
56	Fisherville Pond Dam	Worcester	19	High	Poor	1882
57	Wrights Reservoir Dam	Worcester	18	High	Satisfactory	1965
58	Buffumville Dam - Pierpoint Meadow Pond Dike	Worcester	18	High	Not Available	1958
59	Indian Lake Dam	Worcester	17	Significant	Fair	1920
60	Talbot Mills Dam	Middlesex	16	Significant	Fair	1828
61	Barefoot Brook Dam	Middlesex	16	Significant	Satisfactory	1962
62	Upper Mystic Lake Dam	Middlesex	16	Significant	Satisfactory	1860
63	Mother Brook Diversion At Charles River	Norfolk	16	Significant	Satisfactory	1959
64	Rawson Hill Brook Dam	Worcester	16	Significant	Satisfactory	1963
65	Delaney Complex E Bolton Dam	Worcester	16	Low	Satisfactory	1971
66	Springfield Country Club Dam	Hampden	15	Significant	Satisfactory	2000
67	Smelt Brook Dam	Norfolk	15	High	Satisfactory	1975
68	Neponset River Dam - Lower Mills	Suffolk	15	Significant	Poor
69	Wallace Pond Dam	Worcester	15	Low	Satisfactory	1950
70	Old Mill Pond Dam	Worcester	15	Significant	Satisfactory	1800
71	Conant Brook Dam - Dike	Hampden	14	High	Not Available	1966
72	South Street Pond Dam	Plymouth	14	Significant	Poor
73	Whitin Pond Dam	Worcester	14	Significant	Poor	1900
74	Mill River Culvert And Tide Gate	Essex	13	Low	Fair
75	Cochran Dam	Norfolk	13	Low	Fair	1900
76	Bolivar Pond Dam	Norfolk	13	Significant	Satisfactory	2006
77	Balch Pond Dam	Middlesex	12	Significant	Poor
78	Westford Depot Dam	Middlesex	12	Significant	Fair
79	Straits Pond Dam	Norfolk	12	Significant	Satisfactory	1908
80	Willow Street Bypass Dam	Norfolk	12	Low	Poor
81	Revere Street Dam	Norfolk	12	Significant	Satisfactory	1774
82	Bear Brook Dam	Worcester	12	Significant	Fair
83	Hayes Pond Dam	Berkshire	11	Low	Fair	1840
84	West Medway Dam	Norfolk	11	Low	Poor	1850
85	Factory Pond Dam	Plymouth	11	Significant	Satisfactory	1943
86	Hunts Pond Dam	Plymouth	10	Significant	Unsatisfactory	1920
87	Searles Pond Dam	Essex	8	Significant	Fair	1979
88	Wayside Pond Dam	Worcester	8	Significant	Unsatisfactory	1964
89	Old Shepard Pond Dam	Worcester	7	Low	Fair
90	Wachusett Lake Dam	Worcester	4	Significant	Fair	1905
91	Balch Pond Dike	Middlesex	3	Significant	Poor

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