Dams in Essex County, Massachusetts

111Total Dams

34High Hazard

44Significant

Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Goose Cove Northwest Dike	High	Fair	44	Water Supply	1963
Breeds Pond Outlet Dam No. 5	High	Fair	44	Water Supply	1870
Haskell Pond Dam	High	Poor	43	Water Supply	1903
Walden Pond Outlet Dam	High	Fair	43	Water Supply	1890
Babson Reservoir Dam	High	Satisfactory	43	Water Supply	1930
Putnamville Reservoir Dam	High	Satisfactory	37	Water Supply	1954
Goose Cove North Dam	High	Fair	35	Water Supply	1963
Breeds Pond Lantern Rock Dike No. 4	High	Fair	30	Water Supply	1914
Putnamville Reservoir West Dike	High	Satisfactory	26	Water Supply	1954
Hawkes Pond Outlet Dam	High	Fair	26	Water Supply	1895
Birch Pond Dam	High	Fair	25	Water Supply	1873
Lake Gardner Dam	High	Satisfactory	25	Recreation	1872
Putnamville Reservoir East Dike	High	Satisfactory	24	Water Supply	1954
Winona Pond Dam	High	Fair	23	Water Supply	1971
Wallace Pond Dam	High	Fair	22	Water Supply	1850
Stevens Pond Outlet Dam	High	Fair	19	Recreation	1877
Millvale Reservoir Dam	High	Fair	18	Water Supply	1898
Suntaug Lake Dam	High	Fair	17	Water Supply	1971
Upper Banjo Pond Dam	High	Poor	17	Recreation	1908
Goose Cove Reservoir South Dam	High	Fair	17	Water Supply	1963
Fernwood Lake North Dam	High	Poor	16	Recreation	1877
Strangman Pond Dam	High	Fair	16	Recreation	1884
Spring Pond Dam	High	Fair	15	Water Supply
Fountain Pond Dam	High	Fair	13	Water Supply	1902
Lake Cochichewick Outlet Dam	High	Fair	13	Water Supply	1865
Breeds Pond Dike No. 12	High	Fair	12	Water Supply	1914
Breeds Pond Dike No. 11	High	Fair	12	Water Supply	1914
Fernwood Lake West Dam	High	Poor	11	Recreation	1877
Breeds Pond Dike No. 8	High	Fair	10	Water Supply	1914
Goose Cove Southwest Dike	High	Fair	9	Water Supply	1963
Walden Pond East End Dam	High	Fair	8	Water Supply	1890
Putnamville Reservoir South Dike	High	Satisfactory	7	Water Supply	1954
Fernwood Lake East Dam	High	Poor	5	Recreation	1877
Breeds Pond Dike No. 10	High	Fair	5	Water Supply	1914
Dykes Meadow Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	54	Water Supply	1894
Osgood Pond Dam	Significant	Poor	28	Other
Methuen Falls	Significant	Satisfactory	23	Hydroelectric	1895
Mill Pond Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	17	Recreation	1875
Dow Brook Reservoir Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	17	Water Supply	1895
Usmc Pond Upper Dam	Significant	Fair	17	Water Supply	1904
Johnson Creek Dam	Significant	Poor	16	Recreation	1913
Bethune Pond Dam	Significant	Fair	15	Recreation
Bailey Pond Dam	Significant	Poor	15	Recreation	1912
Ballardvale Dam	Significant	Fair	14	Recreation	1753
Mill Pond Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	13	Recreation	2013
Field Pond Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	13	Recreation	1930
Stevens Pond East Dam	Significant	Fair	13	Recreation
Collins Pond Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	13	Recreation	1930
Cochichewick River Dam	Significant	Unsatisfactory	13		1820
John Leo Silver Lake Dam	Significant	Poor	13	Recreation
Brackett Pond Dam No. 1 And No. 2	Significant	Poor	13	Recreation	1930
West Pond Outlet Dam	Significant	Unsatisfactory	13	Recreation	1872
Little River Dam	Significant	Fair	12	Recreation
Frye Pond Dam	Significant	Unsatisfactory	12	Recreation	1932
Griswold Pond Dam	Significant	Fair	12	Recreation	1918
Griswold Lower Pond Dam	Significant	Fair	12	Recreation	1983
John A.w. Pearce Lake Dam	Significant	Poor	11	Recreation
Stiles Pond Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	10	Recreation	1920
Tuxbury Pond Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	10	Water Supply	1929
South Middleton Dam	Significant	Poor	10
Mill Pond Dam	Significant	Unsatisfactory	10	Recreation
Field Pond Dike	Significant	Satisfactory	10	Recreation
Lynn Reservoir Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	10	Water Supply	1872
Kenoza Lake Outlet Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	10	Water Supply	1979
Fosters Pond Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	10	Recreation
Johnsons Pond Dam	Significant	Fair	9	Water Supply	1930
Buswell Pond Dam	Significant	Fair	9	Recreation	1923
Pentucket Pond Outlet Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	9	Recreation
Lily Pond Outlet Dam	Significant	Fair	9	Recreation
Crystal Lake Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	8	Water Supply	1930
Spring Pond Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	8	Recreation	1930
Lake Pentucket Dam East	Significant	Fair	8	Water Supply	1808
Searles Pond Dam	Significant	Fair	8	Flood Risk Reduction	1979
Fernwood Lake South Dike	Significant	Poor	8	Recreation	1877
Sidneys Pond Dam	Significant	Poor	8	Recreation
Meadow Dam	Significant	Fair	7	Recreation	1957
Elginwood Pond Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	7	Recreation
Pillings Pond Dam	Significant	Fair	6	Recreation
Great Stone	Low	Satisfactory	38	Hydroelectric	1848
Indian Hill Reservoir Dam And Dikes	Low	Fair	30	Water Supply	1981
Carlson Quarry Reservoir Dam	Low	Satisfactory	28	Water Supply	1953
Lawrence Reservoir Dam	Low	Satisfactory	28	Water Supply	1875
Upper Artichoke Reservoir Dam	Low	Satisfactory	15	Water Supply	1920
Longham Reservoir Dam	Low	Satisfactory	15	Water Supply	1975
Emerson Brook Dam	Low	Fair	15	Water Supply	1951
Artichoke River Dam	Low	Poor	15	Other	1950
Towne Pond Dam	Low	Poor	14	Recreation	1975
Stevens Pond West Dam	Low	Satisfactory	14	Recreation	1900
Mill River Culvert And Tide Gate	Low	Fair	13	Flood Risk Reduction
Sluice Pond Dam	Low	Poor	12	Recreation	1900
Middleton Pond Outlet Dam	Low	Fair	12	Water Supply	1900
Salem Pond Dam	Low	Fair	12	Recreation	1930
Farnums Mill Pond Dam	Low	Unsatisfactory	12	Recreation	1900
Ipswich Mills Dam	Low	Fair	11		1637
Bull Brook Reservoir Dam	Low	Fair	11	Water Supply	1988
Stearns Pond Dam	Low	Fair	11	Recreation	1930
Lower Millpond Dam	Low	Unsatisfactory	11	Recreation
Lower Artichoke Reservoir Dam	Low	Poor	10	Water Supply	1920
Winnekenni Basin Dam	Low	Satisfactory	10	Water Supply	1970
Mile Brook Dam	Low	Unsatisfactory	10	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Lowe Pond Outlet Dam	Low	Fair	10	Recreation	1960
Creighton Pond Dam	Low	Poor	10	Recreation
Four Mile Pond Dam	Low	Fair	10	Recreation	1900
Upper Millpond Dam	Low	Fair	9	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1920
Central Street Dam	Low	Fair	9	Recreation	1975
Lynn Waterways Dam	Low	Fair	8	Water Supply	1915
Goldthwaite Brook Dam No. 2	Low	Fair	8	Water Supply
Mill Pond Dam	Low	Fair	8	Recreation	1996
Goldthwaite Brook Dam No. 1	Low	Fair	8	Water Supply
Forest Lake Dam	Low	Fair	7	Recreation
Stateline Dam	Low	Poor	7	Recreation