Dams in Providence County, Rhode Island

123Total Dams

56High Hazard

40Significant

Dam Safety in Providence County, Rhode Island

Providence County has 123 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 56 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 40 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 66 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Providence County is 129 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Gainer Memorial at 189 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Gainer Memorial	High	Fair	189	Water Supply	1926
Diamond Hill Reservoir	High	Fair	80	Water Supply	1971
James V Turner Reservoir	High	Fair	60	Recreation	1934
Woonsocket Reservoir # 1	High	Fair	47	Water Supply	1883
Harris Pond	High	Fair	40	Water Supply	1969
Stillwater Reservoir	High	Fair	39	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1918
Ocean State Power	High	Fair	36	Other
Slatersville Reservoir Upper	High	Fair	36		1886
Georgiaville Pond	High	Fair	35	Recreation	1882
Almy Reservoir	High	Poor	33	Other	1865
Pawtucket Reservoir	High	Fair	33	Water Supply	1928
Olney Pond	High	Fair	30	Recreation	1883
Curran Upper Reservoir	High	Fair	29	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1902
Limerock Reservoir	High	Fair	28	Other
Woonsocket Reservoir # 3	High	Fair	28	Water Supply	1895
Pascoag Reservoir Upper	High	Poor	27	Recreation	1860
Slatersville Reservoir Middle	High	Fair	26		1886
Ponaganset Reservoir	High	Fair	26	Water Supply	1865
Sprague Upper Reservoir	High	Fair	26	Recreation	1885
Hawkins Pond	High	Poor	24	Recreation	1865
Hughesdale Pond Upper	High	Poor	22	Other
Harrisville Pond	High	Poor	22	Recreation	1854
Wilson Reservoir	High	Not Rated	21	Recreation	1866
Forestdale Pond	High	Poor	20		1883
Barney Pond	High	Fair	20	Recreation	1885
Oak Swamp Reservoir	High	Poor	20	Recreation	1865
Bucklin Point	High	Fair	20		1950
Waterman Lake	High	Poor	19	Recreation	1837
Sprague Lower Reservoir	High	Poor	19	Recreation	1822
Westconnaug Reservoir	High	Fair	17	Water Supply	1924
Slack Reservoir	High	Fair	17	Recreation	1885
Cranston Print Works Pond	High	Fair	17	Other	1825
Curran Lower Reservoir	High	Poor	17	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1950
Simmons Upper Reservoir	High	Poor	16	Debris Control	1865
Keech Pond	High	Poor	15	Recreation	1952
Clarkville Pond	High	Poor	14	Recreation	1872
Miscoe Lake	High	Fair	14		1937
Bowdish Reservoir	High	Fair	14	Recreation	1850
Handy Pond Upper	High	Poor	12	Other
Wilbur Pond	High	Poor	12	Recreation	1854
Simmons Lower Reservoir	High	Not Rated	12	Other	1865
Burlingame Reservoir Upper	High	Poor	12	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1885
Wenscott Reservoir	High	Fair	12	Recreation	1865
Spear Pond	High	Poor	11	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Hopkins Pond	High	Fair	11	Other
Moffett Pond	High	Fair	10	Other	1883
Clarke's Pond Upper	High	Fair	10	Other
Butterfly Pond	High	Fair	8	Other	1883
Bleachery Pond	High	Fair	8	Hydroelectric	1883
Holley Lane Pond	High	Poor	8
Stone Pond	High	Fair	8	Recreation
Bridlewood Pond	High	Fair	7	Recreation
Lake Washington	High	Poor	6	Recreation	1930
Bridlewood Upper End	High	Poor	5
Bowdish Lower	High	Poor	0
Louisquisset Flood Control	High	Poor	0	Flood Risk Reduction
Barden Reservoir	Significant	Fair	35	Water Supply	1883
Jordan Pond	Significant	Poor	22	Water Supply
Coomer Lake	Significant	Poor	21	Recreation	1885
Canada Upper Pond	Significant	Poor	21	Other	1915
Shoestring Mill	Significant	Not Rated	20
Hope	Significant	Poor	19	Hydroelectric	1885
Happy Hollow Pond	Significant	Fair	19	Water Supply	1885
Stillwater Pond	Significant	Poor	18	Other	1885
Slatersville Reservoir Lower	Significant	Fair	18		1886
Gorham, N. Farm Pond	Significant	Poor	17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1973
Sucker Brook Bridge Pond	Significant	Poor	16	Other
Smith + Sayles Reservoir	Significant	Fair	16	Recreation	1865
Moswansicut Pond	Significant	Fair	15	Water Supply	1919
Robin Hollow Pond	Significant	Satisfactory	15	Water Supply	1937
Mower Pond	Significant	Poor	15	Recreation	1885
Sucker Pond	Significant	Poor	14		1883
Kimball Reservoir	Significant	Poor	13	Water Supply	1924
David King Farm Pond	Significant	Fair	13	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1974
Horseshoe	Significant	Fair	12	Water Supply	1920
Cunliff Pond	Significant	Fair	12	Recreation	1885
Nichols Pond	Significant	Poor	11	Recreation	1885
Dexter Farm Pond	Significant	Poor	11	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1966
Peeptoad Pond	Significant	Not Rated	11	Other
Wright, T. Farm Pond	Significant	Fair	11	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1973
Wallum Lake	Significant	Fair	10	Recreation	1866
Hawkins Pond	Significant	Poor	10	Recreation	1885
Pocasset Pond	Significant	Fair	9	Other	1951
Rawson Pond	Significant	Not Rated	9	Recreation	1885
Cherry Valley Pond	Significant	Poor	9	Recreation	1958
Spring Lake	Significant	Poor	9	Recreation	1885
Snakeskin Pond	Significant	Poor	8
Belknap Pond	Significant	Poor	8	Other
Meshanticut Park Pond	Significant	Poor	8	Recreation
Durfee Hill Wildlife Marsh #2	Significant	Not Rated	8	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1965
Union Mill Pond	Significant	Poor	7		1883
Caesarville Pond	Significant	Poor	6	Other
Lake Aldersgate	Significant	Fair	6	Recreation
Ross Pond	Significant	Not Rated	6	Recreation
Pine Swamp Reservoir #1	Significant	Poor	4	Water Supply
Pawtucket Lower	Significant	Satisfactory	4	Hydroelectric	1894
Valley Falls	Low	Satisfactory	31	Hydroelectric	1859
Sylvester Pond	Low	Poor	29	Other	1922
Factory Mutual Research Ctr Lower Pond	Low	Poor	25	Other	1948
Manville	Low	Poor	22		1860
Albion	Low	Satisfactory	21		1850
Pratt	Low	Poor	20
Ashton	Low	Poor	20		1885
Omega Pond	Low	Poor	20	Recreation	1918
Allendale Pond	Low	Poor	19	Other	1865
Central Falls	Low	Poor	18	Hydroelectric	1850
Stillwater Mill Pond	Low	Poor	16	Other
Greenville Mill Pond	Low	Poor	16	Other
Pawtucket Upper	Low	Poor	15		1800
Lymansville	Low	Poor	14	Other	1925
Wanskuck Pond	Low	Poor	14	Other	1882
Round Top Pond	Low	Poor	14	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1905
Manton Mill Pond	Low	Poor	14	Other	1945
Buck Hill Pond	Low	Poor	14	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1962
Capron Pond	Low	Poor	13	Other
Oakland Pond	Low	Poor	12		1850
Ten Mile Reservation	Low	Poor	11	Recreation	1926
Greystone	Low	Poor	10		1865
Tarkiln Pond	Low	Poor	10	Recreation	1886
Mountaindale Reservoir	Low	Poor	10	Recreation	1885
Todd's Pond	Low	Fair	10
Hopkins Mill Pond	Low	Poor	9	Other	1865
Woonsocket Falls Dam - Dikes 1 And 2	Low	Not Available	9	Flood Risk Reduction	1960

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