48Total Dams
4High Hazard
20Significant
Dam Safety in Rutland County, Vermont
Rutland County has 48 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 4 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 20 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 24 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Rutland County is 95 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Chittenden Reservoir at 68 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chittenden Reservoir | High | Not assessed | 68 | Hydroelectric | 1901 |
| Rutland City Reservoir | High | Satisfactory | 48 | Water Supply | 1954 |
| Snowshed Pond | High | Unsatisfactory | 28 | Other | 1970 |
| Star Lake | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Youngs Brook | Significant | Fair | 46 | Other | 1920 |
| Patch Pond | Significant | Not assessed | 35 | Hydroelectric | 1921 |
| Kent Pond | Significant | Poor | 30 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Olympus Pool | Significant | Poor | 28 | Other | 1885 |
| Brown | Significant | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Melcher | Significant | Poor | 22 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Abatiell | Significant | Poor | 21 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Munger | Significant | Poor | 21 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Colton Pond | Significant | Poor | 21 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Reynolds Reservoir | Significant | Poor | 19 | Other | 1884 |
| Northeast Developers | Significant | Poor | 17 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Upper Eddy Pond | Significant | Poor | 16 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Lake Hortonia | Significant | Fair | 16 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Connolly Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 15 | Recreation | |
| Glen Lake | Significant | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Lake Ninevah | Significant | Fair | 13 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Pine Pond | Significant | Poor | 13 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Jones Mill | Significant | Poor | 12 | Recreation | 1870 |
| Dunklee Pond | Significant | Poor | 10 | ||
| Castleton State College | Significant | Fair | 10 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Said | Low | Poor | 32 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Glen | Low | Fair | 31 | Hydroelectric | 1920 |
| Schiff | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Mirror Lake | Low | Satisfactory | 21 | Other | 1973 |
| Pelletier | Low | Poor | 20 | Recreation | 1890 |
| Center Rutland | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Hydroelectric | 1898 |
| Loves Marsh | Low | Fair | 18 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Lefferts Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Hydroelectric | 1909 |
| Lefferts Pond West | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Hydroelectric | 1900 |
| Chizmar | Low | Fair | 16 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Proctor | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | Hydroelectric | 1910 |
| Lake Bomoseen | Low | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1850 |
| Quinn Lower | Low | Poor | 14 | ||
| Parsons Mill | Low | Poor | 14 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Old Marsh Pond | Low | Poor | 11 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Beaver Pond | Low | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Schmidt | Low | Fair | 10 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Inman Pond | Low | Fair | 10 | Water Supply | 1920 |
| Mudd Pond | Low | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Rutland City Reservoir Dike | Low | Satisfactory | 9 | Water Supply | 1954 |
| Walker Pond | Low | Poor | 9 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Burr Pond | Low | Poor | 8 | Recreation | 1915 |
| Austin Pond | Low | Poor | 7 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Little Pond | Low | Fair | 7 | Recreation | 1900 |