32Total Dams
2High Hazard
7Significant
Dam Safety in Addison County, Vermont
Addison County has 32 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 2 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 7 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 7 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Addison County is 79 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Sugar Hill at 60 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Hill | High | Fair | 60 | Hydroelectric | 1931 |
| Silver Lake | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Hydroelectric | 1917 |
| Sucker Brook Diversion | Significant | Satisfactory | 38 | Hydroelectric | 1917 |
| Norton Brook | Significant | Poor | 36 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Middlebury Industrial Park | Significant | Fair | 25 | Other | 1977 |
| Dow Pond | Significant | Poor | 20 | Other | 1920 |
| Perry-jackson | Significant | Fair | 19 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1988 |
| Camp Killooleet | Significant | Fair | 17 | Recreation | 1987 |
| Baldwin Pond | Significant | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Huntington Falls | Low | Satisfactory | 34 | Hydroelectric | 1910 |
| Weybridge East | Low | Satisfactory | 30 | Hydroelectric | 1951 |
| Pechie | Low | Poor | 28 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Kingsland | Low | Fair | 25 | 1930 | |
| Tetreault | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1957 |
| Stewart | Low | Fair | 22 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Callery | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Farrel | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1958 |
| Brilyea East | Low | Fair | 19 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1957 |
| Brilyea West | Low | Fair | 18 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1957 |
| Harris | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Middlebury Lower | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Hydroelectric | 1917 |
| Richville Pond | Low | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Robinsons Slang | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Beldens West | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | Hydroelectric | 1913 |
| East Creek Site No. 1 | Low | Fair | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1966 |
| Stone Bridge | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1957 |
| Woodcock Site 2 | Low | Poor | 12 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1952 |
| Vergennes Center Spillway | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Hydroelectric | 1912 |
| Jerome | Low | Fair | 11 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1957 |
| East Creek Site No. 5 | Low | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1962 |
| East Creek Site No. 2 | Low | Poor | 10 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1964 |
| Lake Dunmore | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Hydroelectric | 1920 |