Hydroelectric Dams in Vermont

Vermont has 79 hydroelectric dams, of which 12 carry a high hazard classification. The dam generates hydroelectric power by channeling water through turbines, converting the energy of flowing water into electricity.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Harriman	Windham	186	High	Satisfactory	1924
2	Somerset	Windham	110	High	Satisfactory	1913
3	Bolton Falls	Washington	75	Low	Satisfactory	1898
4	Lake Madeleine	Bennington	70	Significant	Fair	1957
5	Chittenden Reservoir	Rutland	68	High	Not assessed	1901
6	Sugar Hill	Addison	60	High	Fair	1931
7	Essex No. 19	Chittenden	53	Significant	Satisfactory	1917
8	Wolcott	Lamoille	52	High	Not assessed	1920
9	Bradford	Orange	52	Significant	Satisfactory	1905
10	Peterson	Chittenden	51	High	Satisfactory	1949
11	Middlesex No. 2	Washington	51	High	Not assessed	1928
12	Searsburg	Bennington	50	Low	Satisfactory	1922
13	Marshfield No. 6	Washington	48	High	Not assessed	1927
14	Gorge No. 18	Chittenden	46	Low	Not assessed	1914
15	Highgate Falls	Franklin	45	Significant	Satisfactory	1918
16	Clark Falls	Chittenden	40	High	Satisfactory	1937
17	Sucker Brook Diversion	Addison	38	Significant	Satisfactory	1917
18	Hopper Pond	Bennington	38	Low	Not assessed	1920
19	Sheldon Springs	Franklin	38	Low	Satisfactory	1908
20	Patch Pond	Rutland	35	Significant	Not assessed	1921
21	Huntington Falls	Addison	34	Low	Satisfactory	1910
22	Vail	Caledonia	32	Low	Not assessed	1910
23	Great Falls	Caledonia	32	Low	Satisfactory	1915
24	Glen	Rutland	31	Low	Fair	1920
25	Moretown No. 8	Washington	31	Low	Satisfactory	1910
26	Winooski No. 8	Washington	31	Low	Satisfactory	1985
27	Silver Lake	Addison	30	High	Satisfactory	1917
28	Weybridge East	Addison	30	Low	Satisfactory	1951
29	Chace Mill	Chittenden	29	Low	Satisfactory	1993
30	Morrisville	Lamoille	29	Low	Satisfactory	1924
31	Lake Madeleine Dike	Bennington	28	Significant	Not assessed	1957
32	West Charleston	Orleans	28	High	Satisfactory	1928
33	Cadys Falls	Lamoille	27	Low	Satisfactory	1894
34	Peacham Pond	Caledonia	26	Significant	Not assessed	1930
35	Fairfax Falls	Franklin	26	Low	Satisfactory	1919
36	Milton	Chittenden	25	Low	Satisfactory	1929
37	Cavendish	Windsor	25	Low	Satisfactory	1907
38	Deweys Mills	Windsor	25	Low	Not assessed	1900
39	Hardwick Lake	Caledonia	23	Significant	Poor	1920
40	Green River Reservoir Dike	Lamoille	23	Significant	Not assessed	1947
41	Green River Dike	Lamoille	22	Significant	Satisfactory	1947
42	Woodside	Lamoille	22	Low	Satisfactory	1895
43	Newport	Orleans	22	High	Satisfactory	1936
44	Arnold Falls	Caledonia	21	Low	Not assessed
45	Enosburg Falls	Franklin	21	Low	Satisfactory	1928
46	Ladd's Mill	Washington	21	Low	Satisfactory	1928
47	Newbury	Orange	20	Significant	Satisfactory	1912
48	Swanton	Franklin	19	Low	Poor	1920
49	Pownal Tannery	Bennington	18	Low	Satisfactory	1984
50	Pierce Mills	Caledonia	18	Low	Satisfactory	1928
51	Gage - South Dam	Caledonia	18	Low	Satisfactory	1921
52	Center Rutland	Rutland	18	Low	Not assessed	1898
53	Taftsville	Windsor	18	Low	Satisfactory	1910
54	Barton Village	Orleans	17	Low	Satisfactory	1949
55	Lefferts Pond Dam	Rutland	17	Low	Not assessed	1909
56	Lefferts Pond West	Rutland	17	Low	Not assessed	1900
57	Bethel Mills	Windsor	17	Low	Satisfactory	1940
58	Middlebury Lower	Addison	16	Low	Not assessed	1917
59	Echo Pond Dam	Orleans	16	Low	Satisfactory	1922
60	Proctor	Rutland	16	Low	Satisfactory	1910
61	Beldens West	Addison	15	Low	Satisfactory	1913
62	Norton Pond	Essex	15	Significant	Not assessed	1893
63	Barbos Lake	Bennington	14	Low	Not assessed	1957
64	West Danville No. 15	Caledonia	14	Significant	Not assessed	1916
65	Bakers Falls	Orleans	14	Low	Satisfactory	1925
66	Downers Mill	Windsor	14	Low	Satisfactory	1983
67	Vergennes Center Spillway	Addison	12	Low	Satisfactory	1912
68	East Barnet	Caledonia	12	Low	Satisfactory	1984
69	Seymour Lake	Orleans	12	Low	Not assessed	1928
70	North Troy	Orleans	12	Low	Satisfactory	1920
71	Passumpsic	Caledonia	11	Low	Satisfactory	1929
72	Kingsbury	Washington	10	Low	Satisfactory	1971
73	Fellows	Windsor	10	Low	Satisfactory	1990
74	Great Averill Pond	Essex	9	Low	Not assessed	1918
75	Lake Dunmore	Addison	8	Low	Not assessed	1920
76	Caspian Lake	Orleans	7	Significant	Poor	1929
77	White Current	Windsor	7	Low	Not assessed	1900
78	Ottauquechee East Dam	Windsor	7	Low	Satisfactory	1986
79	Comtu Falls	Windsor	4	Significant	Satisfactory	1902

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