Dams in Hartford County, Connecticut

154Total Dams
43High Hazard
108Significant
DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
GoodwinHighSatisfactory125Hydroelectric1960
Whigville Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory58Water Supply1909
Nepaug East DikeHighSatisfactory57Water Supply1916
Wasel Reservoir DikeHighSatisfactory50Water Supply1966
Shuttle Meadow Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory48Water Supply1894
Hartford Reservoir #1 DamHighPoor46Water Supply1868
Hallmere Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory45Water Supply1897
Howard Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory44Water Supply1902
Rainbow Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory43Hydroelectric1925
South Meadows DikeHighNot Rated43Flood Risk Reduction1939
Kenmere Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory38Water Supply1898
Burnt Hill Flood Control DamHighSatisfactory38Flood Risk Reduction1966
Union Pond DamHighFair33Recreation1901
Hartford Reservoir #2 DamHighSatisfactory32Water Supply1869
Talcott Flood Control Dam #1HighSatisfactory30Flood Risk Reduction1964
New Britain Reservoir DikeHighSatisfactory29Water Supply1904
Bloomfield Flood Control Site #3 DamHighSatisfactory29Flood Risk Reduction1962
Kensington DamHighSatisfactory25Recreation1901
Bristol Reservoir #1 DamHighSatisfactory25Water Supply1885
Avery Flood Control Site #2 DamHighSatisfactory25Flood Risk Reduction1993
Blue Hills Flood Control Site #2 DamHighFair25Flood Risk Reduction1964
North Meadows DikeHighNot Rated24Flood Risk Reduction1939
Wintonbury Flood Control Site #1 DamHighSatisfactory23Flood Risk Reduction1963
South Flood Control DikeHighSatisfactory20Flood Risk Reduction
Freshwater Pond DamHighSatisfactory20Recreation1900
Avery Flood Control Site #1 DamHighSatisfactory20Flood Risk Reduction1992
Cold Spring Flood Control Site #9 DamHighSatisfactory20Flood Risk Reduction
Bugbee Flood Control DamHighSatisfactory20Flood Risk Reduction1969
Talcott Flood Control Dam #2HighSatisfactory19Flood Risk Reduction1964
Lower Hart Ponds DamHighSatisfactory18Water Supply1920
Plainville Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory17Water Supply1884
Williams Pond DamHighPoor17Recreation1900
Silver Lake DamHighFair15Recreation1920
Hartford Reservoir #6 South Dam & DikeHighFair14Water Supply1895
Upper Hart Pond DamHighSatisfactory14Water Supply1920
Spring Lake DamHighSatisfactory13Recreation
Barber Pond DamHighPoor11Recreation1955
Folly Brook DikeHighNot Rated10Flood Risk Reduction
Hartford Reservoir #5 DikeHighFair9Water Supply
Farmington Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory8Recreation1895
Blue Hills Flood Control Site #2 DikeHighFair8Flood Risk Reduction
Batterson Park Pond DikeHighSatisfactory6Recreation
Hartford Reservoir #3 DikeHighFair0Water Supply
Tuller Reservoir DamSignificantFair46Recreation1900
Globe Hollow Reservoir DamSignificantFair40Water Supply1906
Collins Company Lower DamSignificantSatisfactory33Recreation
Porter Reservoir DamSignificantSatisfactory32Water Supply1902
Buckingham Reservoir DamSignificantFair30Recreation1925
Paper Goods Pond DamSignificantFair30Recreation1920
Case Brothers Lower Pond DamSignificantPoor27Recreation1870
Stevens Mill Pond DamSignificantNot Rated25Other1954
Elmere Reservoir DamSignificantSatisfactory24Other
Dividend Pond-upper DamSignificantFair24Recreation1870
Werner Woods Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory24Recreation1963
Upper Unionville Reservoir DamSignificantFair23Recreation1909
Wolcott Reservoir Conveyor DamSignificantSatisfactory21Water Supply
Ensign Bickford DamSignificantSatisfactory21Recreation1900
Broad Brook Mill Pond DamSignificantNot Rated21Recreation1880
Stanley Quarter Park Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory21Recreation
Whites Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory20Recreation1926
Wilson Brook Detention DamSignificantSatisfactory20Flood Risk Reduction1981
Blast & Cast Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory20Recreation1953
Mill Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory19Recreation1677
Swede Pond DamSignificantPoor18Recreation
Southington Reservoir #1 DamSignificantSatisfactory18Water Supply
Addison Pond DamSignificantNot Rated18Recreation1820
Upper CollinsvilleSignificantSatisfactory181837
Gills Pond DamSignificantNot Rated17Recreation
Lake Garda DamSignificantSatisfactory17Recreation1930
Mill Street DamSignificantFair17Recreation
Windsorville Pond DamSignificantFair17Recreation1880
Schwartz Pond DamSignificantNot Rated16Recreation1920
Hoppers-birge Pond DamSignificantPoor16Recreation1933
Angus Park Pond DamSignificantFair16Recreation1920
Lower Unionville Reservoir DamSignificantFair16Recreation
Case Brothers Upper Pond DamSignificantPoor16Recreation1870
Partridge Hallow DamSignificantFair15Recreation
Mason Pond Dam #1SignificantSatisfactory15Recreation
Manchester Reservoir #1 DamSignificantSatisfactory15Water Supply
Hayes Road Pond Berg Pond)SignificantNot Rated15Recreation
I-91 Detention Basin DamSignificantSatisfactory15
Manchester Reservoir #2 DamSignificantNot Rated15Water Supply
Podunk Pond DamSignificantNot Rated15Recreation1730
Scarletts Mill DamSignificantFair15Recreation
Avery Street Detention Pond DamSignificantNot Rated15Other1986
Schweitzer Pond DamSignificantNot Rated14Recreation
Lake Basile DamSignificantSatisfactory14Recreation1940
Bell Pond DamSignificantPoor14Recreation1900
Dot Pond DamSignificantFair14Fish and Wildlife Pond
Camp Alice Merritt DamSignificantFair14Recreation1937
Crescent Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory13Recreation1900
Cold Brook Reservoir DamSignificantFair13Water Supply1919
Indian Rock Pond DamSignificantFair13Recreation
Mason Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory12Recreation
Manitook Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory12Recreation
Lydall Pond #1 DamSignificantNot Rated12Recreation1898
Schultz Pond DamSignificantNot Rated12Recreation
Rosers Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory12Recreation
Cellu Company DamSignificantFair12Water Supply1950
Shaker Pond DamSignificantFair12Recreation1880
Jacklin Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory12Recreation
Woodridge Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory12Recreation1900
Henry's Pond #2 DamSignificantNot Rated12Recreation
Stone Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory12Irrigation1887
Ratlum Fish And Game Club Pond DamSignificantNot Rated12Other
Tracey Pond DamSignificantPoor12Recreation
Meadow Brook DetentionSignificantNot Rated11Other
Paparrazzo DamSignificantSatisfactory11Recreation
Rose Hill Detention Basin DamSignificantSatisfactory111988
Watts A.k.a. Hamilton Pond DamSignificantFair11Other
Malcein Pond DamSignificantPoor10Recreation
Howells Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory10Recreation1880
Hazel Pond DamSignificantNot Rated10Recreation
Punch Brook Pond DamSignificantPoor10Recreation
Slopers Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory10Recreation
Gale Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory10Recreation1930
Folly Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory9Recreation
Grannis Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory9Recreation
Bradley Pond DamSignificantNot Rated9Recreation
Norton Pond DamSignificantNot Rated9Recreation
Center Springs Pond DamSignificantNot Rated9Recreation
Beaver Dam PondSignificantSatisfactory8Recreation
Upper Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory8Recreation
Walton Pond DamSignificantNot Rated8Recreation
Monce Pond DamSignificantNot Rated8Recreation
Nimrod Pond DamSignificantNot Rated8Recreation
Alberti Forman DamSignificantNot Rated8Recreation
Page Park Pond DamSignificantPoor8Recreation
Stoddard Reservoir DamSignificantPoor8Recreation
Stub Pond DamSignificantFair7Recreation1918
Bayberry Lane Pond DamSignificantFair7Recreation
Stroh Park Sktng PondSignificantNot Rated6Recreation
Sunset Farms Pond DamSignificantNot Rated6Recreation
Southington Reservoir #3 Dike (dam #13105)SignificantSatisfactory6Water Supply
Southington Memorial Park DamSignificantSatisfactory6Recreation
Lower Malone Pondpine StreetSignificantFair6Recreation
House Rest Pond DamSignificantFair6Recreation
Lovely Pond DamSignificantNot Rated5Recreation
Fiddle Head Pond DamSignificantNot Rated5Recreation
Lake Compounce DamSignificantNot Rated5Recreation
Farmington Chase Pond DamSignificantNot Rated5Recreation
Lake Terramuggas DamSignificantNot Rated5Recreation
Lower Pond DamSignificantNot Rated5Recreation
Barstow Pond DamSignificantPoor4Recreation
Stanley Hart Pond DamSignificantFair4Recreation
Abby Road Pond DamSignificantFair4Recreation
Washington Park DamSignificantNot Rated3Recreation
Ely Pond DamSignificantPoor3Recreation
Barber Hill Road Pond #1 DamSignificantNot Rated3Irrigation
Stanley Pond DamSignificantNot Rated1Recreation
Geo Pond DamSignificantNot Rated0Recreation
Bloomfield Flood Control Site #3a DamLowSatisfactory16Flood Risk Reduction1969
Fosters PondLowNot Rated13Recreation1920
Great Pond DamLowNot Rated9Fish and Wildlife Pond1930