High Risk Dams in Vermont

Vermont has 20 high hazard dams with a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory. These are dams where failure would probably cause loss of human life and where recognized safety deficiencies have been identified.

Of the 67 high hazard dams in Vermont, 20 (29%) have concerning condition ratings — 19 rated poor and 1 rated unsatisfactory.

Dam	County	Height (ft)	Condition	Purpose	Year
Waterbury	Washington	187	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1938
Windsor Upper	Windsor	55	Poor	Recreation	1834
Thurman W. Dix Reservoir	Orange	50	Poor	Water Supply	1950
Wright Reservoir	Windsor	36	Poor	Other	1930
Blodgett	Orange	32	Poor	Recreation	1965
St. Albans North Reservoir	Franklin	32	Poor	Water Supply	1895
Indian Brook Reservoir	Chittenden	31	Poor	Recreation	1957
Silver Lake	Windsor	30	Poor	Recreation	1968
Snow Lake	Windham	28	Poor	Recreation	1961
Snowshed Pond	Rutland	28	Unsatisfactory	Other	1970
Institute Pond	Caledonia	26	Poor	Other	1911
Chestnut Hill Reservoir	Windham	25	Poor	Water Supply	1884
East Long Pond	Washington	20	Poor	Other	1930
Lake Sadawga	Windham	19	Poor	Recreation	1880
Ryder Pond	Windham	17	Poor	Recreation	1972
Lake Sadawga West Dike	Windham	16	Poor	Recreation	1880
Crescent Lake	Windsor	16	Poor	Recreation	1920
Stiles Pond	Caledonia	14	Poor	Water Supply	1877
Lower Pond	Chittenden	12	Poor	Other	1867
West Hill Pond	Washington	11	Poor	Recreation	1820

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