Dams in Litchfield County, Connecticut

202Total Dams
38High Hazard
152Significant
DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Mad River Flood Control DamHighSatisfactory178Flood Risk Reduction1963
Saville DamHighSatisfactory137Water Supply1940
Thomaston DamHighNot Available137Flood Risk Reduction1960
Black Rock DamHighNot Available130Flood Risk Reduction1971
Northfield Brook DamHighNot Available111Flood Risk Reduction1965
East Branch Flood Control DamHighSatisfactory92Flood Risk Reduction
Upper Shepaug DamHighSatisfactory90Water Supply1965
Pitch Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory85Water Supply1944
Whiting River Flood Control DamHighSatisfactory80Flood Risk Reduction1968
Reuben Hart Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory80Water Supply1933
Hall Meadow Brook Flood Control DamHighSatisfactory75Flood Risk Reduction1962
Compensating Reservoir DamHighFair75Water Supply1920
Morris Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory70Water Supply1910
Sucker Brook Flood Control DamHighSatisfactory68Flood Risk Reduction1970
Shepaug Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory65Water Supply1933
Bristol Reservoir #5 DamHighSatisfactory60Water Supply1932
Colebrook River Dam - Saddle DikeHighNot Available54Flood Risk Reduction1969
Hancock Brook Dam - Railroad DikeHighNot Available51Flood Risk Reduction1966
Middle Lanesville DikeHighSatisfactory45Hydroelectric1929
Norfolk Brook Flood Control Dam #6HighSatisfactory43Flood Risk Reduction1966
Stillwater Pond DamHighSatisfactory34Recreation
Woodridge Lake DamHighSatisfactory34Recreation1970
Bronson E. Lockwood DamHighSatisfactory34Water Supply1958
Lake Harwinton DamHighSatisfactory30Recreation1930
Old Marsh Pond DamHighSatisfactory30Water Supply1913
Highland Lake DamHighFair27Recreation1860
Lake Winnemaug DamHighSatisfactory24Recreation1920
Echo Lake DamHighSatisfactory24Recreation1958
Pin Shop Pond DamHighFair23Other1870
South Pond DamHighSatisfactory21Recreation1850
Park Pond DamHighSatisfactory20Recreation
Plymouth Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory20Water Supply1881
Wood Creek Flood Control Dike Site #9HighSatisfactory20Flood Risk Reduction1971
West Side Flood Control Dam #5HighSatisfactory20Flood Risk Reduction1970
Burr Pond DamHighSatisfactory17Recreation1935
North Pond Reservoir DikesHighSatisfactory17Water Supply
Black Rock Pond DamHighSatisfactory16Recreation1945
Merriman Pond DamHighSatisfactory16Recreation1900
Wigwam Reservoir DamSignificantSatisfactory75Water Supply1893
Bristol Reservoir #4 DamSignificantSatisfactory40Water Supply1906
New Milford Reservoir #4 DamSignificantPoor40Recreation1900
Crystal Lake DamSignificantFair36Water Supply1878
Johnsons Pond DamSignificantNot Rated34Recreation
Bristol Reservoir #2 DamSignificantSatisfactory33Water Supply1889
Hatch Pond DamSignificantPoor31Recreation1900
Robertsville DamSignificantSatisfactory29Hydroelectric1887
Laurel Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory29Recreation1965
Irving Pond DamSignificantFair23Recreation1945
Winchester Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory23Recreation
Hart Brook Pond DamSignificantFair23Water Supply1908
Wood Creek Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory22Recreation1900
Lakeville Reservoir #2 DamSignificantFair22Water Supply
Old Brass Mill Pond DamSignificantFair22Recreation
Valley Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory21Recreation1900
Goodwin Pond DamSignificantPoor21Recreation
New Milford Reservoir #3 DamSignificantNot Rated21Recreation1900
Greystone Falls DamSignificantSatisfactory20Recreation
Schwartz Pond DamSignificantFair20Recreation1964
Zeiner PondSignificantSatisfactory20Recreation1911
Litchfield Reservoir DamSignificantSatisfactory20Water Supply
Twin Lakes DamSignificantNot Rated20Recreation1900
Terryville Reservoir #3 DamSignificantFair20Water Supply1920
Bantam Hydro DamSignificantSatisfactory20Hydroelectric1945
Upper Pond DamSignificantFair20Recreation1880
Rug Brook Reservoir Southeast DikeSignificantSatisfactory18Other
Morosani Pond #1 DamSignificantSatisfactory18Fish and Wildlife Pond1969
Ladner Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory18Recreation1965
New Hartford Reservoir DamSignificantNot Rated17Recreation
Panther Pond DamSignificantNot Rated16Recreation
Nystrom Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory16Recreation1889
Calkinstown Reservoir DamSignificantNot Rated15Water Supply
Wilton Pond DamSignificantFair15Recreation1810
Reichenbach Pond DamSignificantNot Rated15Recreation
Bigelow Pond DamSignificantNot Rated15Recreation1900
Blatz Pond DamSignificantNot Rated15Recreation
Iffland Pond DamSignificantPoor15Recreation
March Pond DamSignificantFair15Recreation
Allen Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory15Water Supply
Roger Lewis DamSignificantNot Rated15Recreation1969
Serra Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory15Recreation1972
Brophy Pond DamSignificantNot Rated15Recreation1900
Addie Road Pond DamSignificantNot Rated15Recreation
Falls VillageSignificantSatisfactory15Hydroelectric1913
Hersh Pond DamSignificantNot Rated14Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1988
Industrial Monument DamSignificantSatisfactory14Recreation
Mccoy Pond DamSignificantNot Rated14Recreation
Riverdance Mill DamSignificantSatisfactory14Fish and Wildlife Pond
Bristol Reservoir #3 DamSignificantPoor14Water Supply
Bantam Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory14Recreation1970
Lost Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory13Recreation
Lake Tavolan DamSignificantNot Rated13Recreation1970
Northfield Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory13Recreation1855
Morin Pond Dam #2SignificantNot Rated13Recreation
Crystal Lake Reservoir DamSignificantFair13Water Supply1892
Ella Fohs Camp DamSignificantFair13Recreation1900
Lake Floren DamSignificantNot Rated13Recreation
Robin Hill DamSignificantNot Rated12Recreation
Wampee Pond DamSignificantNot Rated12Recreation1940
Jim's DamSignificantNot Rated12Recreation
Cutler Pond DamSignificantNot Rated12Recreation
Tobey Pond DamSignificantNot Rated12Recreation1870
Stein Pond DamSignificantNot Rated12Other
Gritman Pond DamSignificantPoor12Recreation1920
Stony Batter Pond DamSignificantNot Rated12Recreation1945
Roderick Wyant Pond DamSignificantNot Rated12Recreation1963
Morin Pond Dam #1SignificantNot Rated12Recreation
Rader Pond DamSignificantUnsatisfactory12Recreation
Gaylord Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory12Recreation1900
Fall Mountain Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory12Recreation1900
Quist Pond DamSignificantNot Rated12Recreation1955
West Hill Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory12Recreation1900
Hazelmere DamSignificant11
Rainer Pond DamSignificantNot Rated11Recreation
Nash Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory11Recreation1975
Fisher Pond DamSignificantNot Rated11Fish and Wildlife Pond1959
Hilltop Pond DamSignificantNot Rated11Recreation1925
Mazzarelli Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory11Irrigation
Ford Pond DamSignificantNot Rated11Fish and Wildlife Pond1880
Lake Plymouth DamSignificantFair11Recreation1900
Old Quarry DamSignificantPoor10
Botsford Road Pond DamSignificantNot Rated10Recreation
Riga Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory10Recreation1900
Wangum Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory10Water Supply1890
Doolittle Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory10Recreation1920
Tomlinson Lake DamSignificantPoor10Recreation1950
Hoover Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory10Recreation1920
Camp Delaware DamSignificantPoor10Recreation
Smith Pond DamSignificantPoor10Recreation1927
Merry Acres DamSignificantSatisfactory10Recreation1938
Pequabuck River DamSignificantNot Rated10Other
Lake Triangle Camp Jewell DamSignificantSatisfactory10Recreation1952
Wononpakook Lake DamSignificantNot Rated10Recreation1920
Middle Pond Dam And DikeSignificantPoor10Recreation1900
Lemanquais Pond DamSignificantFair10Fish and Wildlife Pond1968
Pewter Pond DamSignificantPoor9Recreation
Wyantenock Wildlife Marsh Dam #3SignificantSatisfactory9Fish and Wildlife Pond
Hart Pond DamSignificantPoor9Recreation
Dunham Pond DamSignificantNot Rated9Recreation
Masterbone Pond DamSignificantFair9Recreation
Minor Pond DamSignificantNot Rated9Recreation
Bird Pond DamSignificantFair9Recreation
Woodlands DamSignificantNot Rated9Recreation
Ouleout Lake DamSignificantNot Rated9Recreation1900
Flanders Wildlife Center DamSignificantSatisfactory9Fish and Wildlife Pond1974
Winchester Club Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory9Recreation1927
Cobble Hill Pond DamSignificant8
Wyantenock Wildlife Marsh Dam #4SignificantSatisfactory8
Pratt Pond DamSignificantNot Rated8Recreation
Tanner's Pond DamSignificantNot Rated8Recreation1917
Atwood Swamp PondSignificantNot Rated8Recreation
Wilson Pond DamSignificantPoor8Recreation1948
Benedict Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory8Recreation1920
Whist Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory8Irrigation1900
Mountain Lake DamSignificantPoor8Recreation1956
Migeon Pond DamSignificantNot Rated8Recreation1974
Long Meadows Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory8Recreation1880
Gusceon Cemetery DamSignificantFair8Other
Kasson Road Pond DamSignificantFair8Fish and Wildlife Pond
Bunnell PondSignificantNot Rated7Recreation
Zieglers Pond DamSignificantNot Rated7Recreation
Bear Swamp Pond DamSignificantNot Rated7Recreation
Jones Pond DamSignificantNot Rated7Recreation1938
Kelly Pond DamSignificantFair7Recreation
Clunde Pond DamSignificantNot Rated7Recreation
Davelay Pond (a.k.a. Pond View #1) DamSignificantNot Rated7Recreation
Lincoln PondSignificantNot Rated6Recreation
Southerly Pond DamSignificantNot Rated6Recreation
Tyler Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory6Recreation1880
Tatros Pond DamSignificantPoor6Recreation
Morehouse Pond DamSignificantNot Rated6Recreation
Indian Heaven Pond DamSignificantNot Rated6Recreation
Big Meadow Pond A.k.a. Judd Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory6Recreation1860
Hurlbut PondSignificantNot Rated5Other
Hart Pond DamSignificantUnsatisfactory5Recreation
Plume And Atwood DamSignificantNot Rated5
Weiss Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory5Recreation
Kelley Pond DamSignificantNot Rated5Recreation
Orchard Pond DamSignificantNot Rated4Other
Parkins Pond Upper DamSignificantNot Rated4Recreation
Sylvan Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory4Recreation
Holly Pond DamSignificantNot Rated4Recreation
Skyline Ridge Road Pond DamSignificantNot Rated4Recreation
Bull Pond Dam DamSignificantNot Rated4Recreation1900
G J Keefe DamSignificantNot Rated3Recreation
Hatch Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory3Recreation
Lake Waramaug DamSignificantFair3Recreation
Friedman Pond DamSignificantFair3Fish and Wildlife Pond1957
Eugene Park Pond DamSignificantNot Rated2Recreation
Camp Freedman Pond DamSignificantNot Rated2Recreation1942
Unnamed Pond DamSignificantNot Rated0Other
Ivy Mountain DamLowFair20Recreation
Rizzo Pond DamLowSatisfactory18Recreation1964
Morosani Pond #2 DamLowNot Rated18Recreation1971
SpoonerLowSatisfactory17Hydroelectric1902
Bleachery DamLowPoor15Recreation1920
Miles Pond DamLowNot Rated14Recreation1920
Buckley DamLowFair13Recreation1957
Bromley Pond DamLowFair12Fish and Wildlife Pond
Goose Pond DamLowNot Rated11Recreation
Spaulding Pond DamLowNot Rated11Recreation
Transylvania Pond DamLowFair8Recreation1893
Peck Pond DamLowNot Rated8Recreation