80Total Dams
13High Hazard
41Significant
Dam Safety in Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County has 80 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 13 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 41 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 30 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Dutchess County is 90 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Dover Greens Dam at 60 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Greens Dam | High | Fair | 60 | Water Supply | 1918 |
| Groveville | High | Satisfactory | 52 | Hydroelectric | 1875 |
| Melzingah Dam | High | Poor | 51 | Water Supply | 1924 |
| Fresh Air Fund Dam #2 | High | Satisfactory | 47 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Fresh Air Fund Dam #1 | High | Satisfactory | 45 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Green Haven Correctional Facility Dam | High | Poor | 40 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1939 |
| Brady Pond Dam and Dike | High | Satisfactory | 37 | Recreation | 2001 |
| Mount Beacon Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 35 | Water Supply | 1922 |
| Texaco Research Center Dam | High | Satisfactory | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1860 |
| Nuclear Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Morgan Lake Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1868 |
| Wappingers Falls | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Hydroelectric | 1872 |
| Whaley Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 19 | Recreation | 1850 |
| Thorne Dam | Significant | Fair | 38 | Recreation | 1905 |
| College Hill Park Reservoir Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 36 | Other | 1922 |
| West Pond at Pawling Properties Dam | Significant | Poor | 29 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| De Flora Brothers Dam Lower | Significant | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Red Hook Mills Dam | Significant | Poor | 26 | Recreation | |
| Dieterich Dam #1 | Significant | Poor | 23 | Irrigation | 1900 |
| Mjj Dam | Significant | Poor | 23 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Pawling Reservoir Dam | Significant | Poor | 22 | Water Supply | |
| Fall Kill Dam | Significant | Poor | 21 | Recreation | 1911 |
| Mayer Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Chauncey Stillman Dam | Significant | Fair | 19 | Other | 1951 |
| Braendly Fishkill Dam | Significant | Poor | 18 | Other | |
| Pawling Lake Estates Dam & Dike | Significant | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Lower Chia Lin Dam | Significant | Fair | 18 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Green Mountain Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 17 | Recreation | |
| Stephen Blodgett Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 17 | Other | 1953 |
| All American Sports City Inc Rec Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 17 | Irrigation | 1966 |
| Greenburg Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Harmony Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1931 |
| Ballard Dam | Significant | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1931 |
| Salt Point Mill Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1908 |
| Dieterich Dam #2 | Significant | Poor | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1910 |
| Lake Weil Dam | Significant | Poor | 14 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Kiyiwana Farm Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Dieterich Dam #3 | Significant | Poor | 14 | Irrigation | 1910 |
| Vogts Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 14 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Asher Dam | Significant | Poor | 12 | Recreation | 1890 |
| Crystal Lake Dam | Significant | Poor | 12 | Recreation | 2015 |
| Ryder Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 12 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Rock City Saw Mill Dam | Significant | Poor | 12 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Annandale Dam | Significant | Poor | 11 | Irrigation | 1846 |
| Lake Sekunna Dam | Significant | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Staatsburg Water Co Dam | Significant | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1908 |
| Lake Walton Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 10 | Recreation | 1895 |
| Macghee Dam | Significant | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Holmes Mill Dam | Significant | Poor | 9 | Irrigation | |
| Hillside Lake Dam | Significant | Poor | 9 | Recreation | 1934 |
| Hill and Hollow Country Estates Dam | Significant | Poor | 9 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Pearce Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 7 | Recreation | |
| Lapp Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 7 | Recreation | 1932 |
| Silver Lake Dam | Significant | Poor | 6 | Recreation | |
| Cobalt Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Other | 1953 |
| Ledge Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | 2003 |
| Arbor Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1987 |
| Carmilite Sisters Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 1909 |
| Furnace Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1883 |
| Starkdale Farms Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| R Corbetta Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Camp Siwanoy Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1926 |
| Depression Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Jack's Holding on Hill Pond 5 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 2016 |
| Vincent Abel Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1963 |
| French Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1934 |
| Leland Ryder Recreation Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Alexander Ewing Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1982 |
| Lake Dutchess Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1927 |
| Tamarack Swamp Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Irrigation | 1959 |
| Pell Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Cookingham Fram Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 |
| Robert L Smith Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 |
| Round Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1930 |
| Ray Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | 1907 |
| Little Whaley Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Lake Oniad Dam | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Recreation | |
| Crane Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Recreation | 1932 |
| Hanes & Bontecou Marsh Dam | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Other | 1956 |
| James Traver Wildlife Marsh Dam | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 |