Dams in Middlesex County, Connecticut

119Total Dams
17High Hazard
99Significant
DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Crystal Lake DamHighPoor50Recreation1850
Higganum Reservoir DamHighFair48Recreation1868
Killingworth Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory46Water Supply1895
Bushy Hill Pond DamHighSatisfactory33Water Supply1871
Mount Higby Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory30Water Supply1897
Portland Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory28Water Supply1964
Adder ReservoirHighFair28Water Supply1934
Leesville DamHighSatisfactory25Recreation1900
Dooley Pond DamHighFair24Recreation1870
Messerschmidt Pond DamHighFair23Recreation1890
Pattaconk Reservoir DamHighFair23Recreation1932
Jennings Pond DamHighSatisfactory22Recreation1870
Scovill Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory21Recreation1860
Laurel Brook Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory20Water Supply1866
Mill Pond DamHighFair18Recreation1721
Obed Heights Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory15Recreation1880
Wrights Pond DamHighFair10Recreation1890
Asylum Reservoir #2 DamSignificantFair35Water Supply
Lake Beseck DamSignificantSatisfactory34Recreation1846
Asylum Reservoir #4 DamSignificantSatisfactory30Water Supply
Deep Hollow Reservoir DamSignificantSatisfactory28Water Supply1854
Asylum Reservoir Dam #6SignificantFair28Water Supply1954
Ymca Camp Farnam Pond DamSignificantFair26Recreation1931
Johnson Millpond DamSignificantSatisfactory25Recreation1880
Bashan Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory24Recreation1939
Drop Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory22Recreation
Arrigoni Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory21Recreation1945
Zoar Pond DamSignificantPoor21Recreation
Butternut Hollow Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory21Recreation1935
Deuses Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory20Hydroelectric1916
Bell Shop DamSignificantSatisfactory20Recreation
Berlin Fish & Game DamSignificantNot Rated20Recreation1972
Moodus Reservoir DamSignificantSatisfactory18Recreation1882
Highland Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory18Irrigation1875
Foster Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory17Recreation1900
Chestnut Brook DamSignificantSatisfactory17Recreation
Pickerel Lake DamSignificantPoor17Recreation1870
Gunsight Pond DamSignificantFair17Irrigation
Useful Pond DamSignificantFair15Water Supply
Nelson Gustine DamSignificantSatisfactory15Recreation1968
Schriber Park (great Brook Dam)SignificantFair15Recreation
Tetram Pond DamSignificantFair15Recreation1923
Asylum Reservoir #5 DamSignificantSatisfactory15Water Supply1879
Markham Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory14Fish and Wildlife Pond
Boulder Lake DamSignificantFair14Recreation1940
Great Hill Pond DamSignificantPoor14Recreation1870
Bevins Pond DamSignificantFair14Recreation1898
Great Brook Dam #1SignificantFair14Recreation
Lochwood Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory13Recreation1973
Hidden Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory13Recreation1860
Pattaconk Dam #3SignificantSatisfactory13Recreation
Sportsmen Pond DamSignificantNot Rated13Recreation
J B Taylor DamSignificantNot Rated13Recreation
Kelseytown Reservoir DamSignificantSatisfactory12Water Supply1895
Deer Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory12Recreation1920
Coginchaug River Dam #1SignificantSatisfactory12Recreation
Lower Murray Pond DamSignificantNot Rated12Irrigation1924
Heinrich Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory12Recreation
Upper Mill Pond DamSignificantFair12Recreation1860
Durham Rod & Gun Club DamSignificantNot Rated12Recreation1993
Artistic Wire Company Pond DamSignificantNot Rated12Other
Spring Street DamSignificantNot Rated11Recreation
Schreeder Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory11Recreation1900
Pameacha Pond DamSignificantPoor11Other1870
State Park Pond DamSignificantPoor11Recreation
Pratt Read DamSignificantSatisfactory11Recreation1860
Westfield Falls Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory11Recreation
Deraad Pond DamSignificantNot Rated10Fish and Wildlife Pond
Cockaponset Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory10Recreation
Miller Pond DamSignificantFair10Recreation1880
Kelsey Pond DamSignificantNot Rated10Recreation1860
Little City PondSignificantNot Rated10Recreation
Kroupa Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory10Recreation1900
Wadsworth Falls Dam #2SignificantPoor10Recreation
Starr Mill Pond DamSignificantFair10Recreation1875
Turkey Hill Reservoir Dam & DikeSignificantPoor10Water Supply
Griswold Pond #2 DamSignificantPoor10Recreation
Turnpike Pond DamSignificantFair9Recreation1900
Rogers Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory9Recreation1850
Birch Mill Pond DamSignificantFair9Recreation1850
Ivoryton Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory8Recreation
Post Pond DamSignificantFair8Recreation
Brownell Pond DamSignificantFair8Recreation
Hurd Park Pond DamSignificantNot Rated8Recreation
Upper Pond Dam #1SignificantPoor8Recreation
Lake Hayward DamSignificantFair8Recreation1877
Camp Ramah Upper PondSignificantPoor8Recreation
Peck's Meadow Pond DamSignificantFair8Recreation1880
Dunham PondSignificantNot Rated7Recreation
Upper Murray Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory7Recreation
Trouble Pond DamSignificantPoor7Recreation
Black Shop Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory7Recreation
West Swamp Brook Dam (gilbert)SignificantNot Rated7Recreation
Hedlund PondSignificantNot Rated6Recreation
Wopowog Pond DamSignificantNot Rated6Recreation
Will Cone Pond DamSignificantNot Rated6Recreation
Old Mill Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory6Recreation
Lake Pocotopaug DamSignificantSatisfactory6Recreation1953
Bochain PondSignificantNot Rated5Recreation
Wallien PondSignificantNot Rated5Recreation
Gillette Castle Bridge Pond DamSignificant5Recreation
Pearson Pond DamSignificantNot Rated5Recreation
Chalkers Millpond DamSignificantPoor5Recreation1845
Miner Pond DamSignificantNot Rated5Recreation
Pizzini Pond DamSignificantNot Rated5Recreation
Asylum Reservoir #1 DamSignificantPoor5Water Supply
Dolan's PondSignificantNot Rated5Recreation
Staba PondSignificantNot Rated4Recreation
Bartman Road Pond DamSignificantNot Rated4Fish and Wildlife Pond
Gillette Castle Goldfish Pond DamSignificant4Recreation
Cedar Lake DamSignificantNot Rated4Recreation
Tiffany Brook Pond DamSignificantNot Rated4Recreation
Gillette Castle DamSignificantPoor4Recreation
Waterhouse Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory4Water Supply1902
Gates PondSignificantNot Rated0Recreation
Urban Pond DamSignificantFair0Recreation
Tower Hill Lake DamLowNot Rated20Recreation1920
Upper Mill Pond DamLowPoor8Recreation1813
Comstock Pond DamLowNot Rated7Other1874