Recreation Dams in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 728 recreation dams, of which 133 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	Conway Electric Dam	Franklin	77	Low	Poor	1898
2	Ashland Reservoir Dam	Middlesex	59	High	Satisfactory	1900
3	Hopkinton Reservoir Dam	Middlesex	58	High	Satisfactory	1891
4	Lower Van Horn Reservoir Dam	Hampden	52	High	Satisfactory	1848
5	Chicopee Reservoir Dam	Hampden	47	High	Fair	1927
6	Blue Hills Reservoir Dam	Norfolk	36	High	Satisfactory	1950
7	Ashmere Lake Dam	Berkshire	34	High	Satisfactory	1875
8	Windemere Lake Dam	Berkshire	34	Low	Satisfactory	1968
9	Palmer Brook Dam	Berkshire	34	High	Satisfactory	1968
10	Bear Hole Reservoir Dam	Hampden	34	Significant	Satisfactory	1957
11	Aldrich Lake Dam	Hampshire	34	Significant	Fair	1934
12	Sugden Reservoir Dam	Worcester	34	High	Satisfactory	1882
13	Watershops Pond Dam	Hampden	33	High	Satisfactory	1824
14	Lower Bemis Pond Dam	Hampden	33	Significant	Poor	1862
15	Whitin Reservoir Dam	Worcester	33	High	Satisfactory	1854
16	Otis Reservoir Dam	Berkshire	32	High	Satisfactory	1888
17	Smith Pond Dam	Berkshire	32	Significant	Satisfactory	1961
18	Cooks Dam	Hampshire	32	Significant	Fair
19	Stiles Lake Dam	Worcester	32	High	Satisfactory	1865
20	Upper Van Horn Reservoir Dam	Hampden	31	Significant	Poor	1848
21	Factory Hollow Dam	Hampshire	31	High	Fair	1895
22	Newton Reservoir Dam	Worcester	30	Low	Fair	1903
23	Stevens Pond Dam	Worcester	30	High	Poor	1864
24	Glen Echo Lake Dam	Worcester	30	High	Satisfactory	1956
25	Paradise Pond Dam	Hampshire	29	High	Satisfactory	1850
26	Leaping Well Reservoir Dam	Hampshire	29	High	Satisfactory	1890
27	Lower Highland Lake Dam	Hampshire	29	High	Satisfactory	1852
28	Freeman Lake Dam	Middlesex	29	Significant	Satisfactory	1976
29	Eddy Pond Dam	Worcester	29	High	Fair	1920
30	Goose Pond Dam	Berkshire	28	High	Satisfactory	1840
31	Byron Weston Dam No. 1	Berkshire	28	Significant	Satisfactory	1875
32	Manchaug Pond Dam	Worcester	28	High	Fair	1836
33	Bel Air Dam	Berkshire	27	High	Unsatisfactory
34	Lake Rico Dam	Bristol	27	Significant	Fair	1972
35	Nelson Mills Pond Dam	Franklin	27	Significant	Poor	1937
36	Marcalus Manufacturing Company Dam	Hampshire	27	High	Fair
37	Upper Highland Lake Dam	Hampshire	27	High	Satisfactory	1872
38	Wright's Pond Dam	Middlesex	27	High	Fair
39	Metropolitan Circular Dam	Middlesex	27	Significant	Satisfactory
40	Whitney Pond Dam	Worcester	27	High	Poor	1880
41	Upper Stoneville Reservoir Dam	Worcester	27	High	Satisfactory
42	Cookson Pond Dam	Berkshire	26	Significant	Fair	1959
43	Terry Brook Reservoir Dam	Bristol	26	High	Satisfactory
44	Stevens Paper Company Upper Dam	Hampden	26	Low	Fair	1901
45	Lithia Springs Reservoir Dam	Hampshire	26	Low	Fair	1948
46	Lowell Reservoir Dam	Middlesex	26	High	Fair	1872
47	Fort Meadow Reservoir Dam	Middlesex	26	High	Poor	1848
48	Iron Hill Dam	Norfolk	26	High	Satisfactory
49	Lee Pond Dam	Worcester	26	Significant	Fair	1880
50	Lancaster Mill Pond Dam	Worcester	26	Significant	Fair
51	Waste Water Treatment Plant Dam	Worcester	26	Low	Fair
52	Sharkey Pond Dam	Berkshire	25	Low	Poor
53	Plunkett Reservoir Dam	Berkshire	25	High	Fair	1875
54	Natural Bridge Dam	Berkshire	25	Significant	Satisfactory
55	Lake Gardner Dam	Essex	25	High	Satisfactory	1872
56	Packard Pond Dam	Franklin	25	Significant	Fair
57	Calkins Pond Upper Dam	Hampden	25	Significant	Fair
58	Pine Island Lake Dam	Hampshire	25	High	Satisfactory	1920
59	Cottage Street Dam	Hampshire	25	High	Fair
60	Snake Brook Dam	Middlesex	25	Significant	Poor	1879
61	Willett Pond Dam	Norfolk	25	High	Poor	1913
62	Ramshorn Pond Dam	Worcester	25	High	Satisfactory	1825
63	Green Hill Pond Dam	Worcester	25	High	Satisfactory	1850
64	Thompson Pond Dam	Worcester	25	Significant	Poor
65	Cogan Pond Dam	Worcester	25	Low	Poor
66	Rice City Pond Dam	Worcester	25	High	Fair	1880
67	Wyman Pond Compensating Reservoir Dam	Worcester	25	High	Fair	1892
68	Porter Lake Dam	Hampden	24	Significant	Poor	1919
69	Cranberry Pond Dam	Hampden	24	Low	Satisfactory	1966
70	Button Shop Dam No. 2	Hampshire	24	Significant	Poor
71	Mount Holyoke College Lower Pond Dam	Hampshire	24	High	Fair	1936
72	Lower Mill Pond Dam	Hampshire	24	Significant	Fair
73	Stony Brook Dam	Middlesex	24	Significant	Fair	1870
74	Fletcher Pond Dam	Middlesex	24	Significant	Fair	1950
75	Waban Hill Reservoir Dam	Middlesex	24	Low	Satisfactory	1900
76	Damon Pond Dam	Middlesex	24	High	Poor	1938
77	Lake Rohunta Dam	Worcester	24	Low	Satisfactory	1943
78	Lake Samoset Dam	Worcester	24	High	Satisfactory
79	Lower Merino Pond Dam	Worcester	24	High	Fair	1850
80	York Lake Dam	Berkshire	23	Significant	Poor	1934
81	Upper Spectacle Pond Dam	Berkshire	23	Low	Fair	1935
82	Lost Wilderness Lake Southern Dam	Hampden	23	Significant	Satisfactory	1975
83	Lost Wilderness Lake Northern Dam	Hampden	23	Significant	Satisfactory	1976
84	Roberts Meadow Lower Reservoir Dam	Hampshire	23	High	Fair	1875
85	Centennial Dam	Norfolk	23	High	Fair
86	Brick City Mill Pond Dam	Worcester	23	High	Unsatisfactory
87	Lake Lashaway Dam	Worcester	23	Significant	Fair	1926
88	Factory Village Pond Dam	Worcester	23	Significant	Unsatisfactory
89	Buckley Dunton Lake Dam	Berkshire	22	High	Satisfactory	1965
90	Government Mill Dam	Berkshire	22	Significant	Satisfactory	1901
91	Otis Woodlands Club Dam	Berkshire	22	Significant	Satisfactory
92	Fitzgerald Lake Dam	Hampshire	22	Low	Satisfactory	1965
93	Bondsville Upper Dam	Hampshire	22	Significant	Satisfactory	1880
94	Butterfield Pond Dam	Middlesex	22	Significant	Satisfactory	1938
95	Estabrook Farm Pond Dam	Middlesex	22	Low	Poor
96	Moody Street Dam	Middlesex	22	High	Fair	1847
97	Mctaggarts Pond Dam	Worcester	22	Significant	Unsatisfactory	1928
98	Upper Tucker Pond South Dam	Worcester	22	Significant	Poor
99	Whitehall Pond Dam	Worcester	22	Significant	Poor
100	Slaters Pond Dam	Worcester	22	Significant	Satisfactory	2004

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