Dams in Hampden County, Massachusetts

84Total Dams
20High Hazard
36Significant
DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Cobble Mountain Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory245Water Supply1930
Granville Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory85Water Supply1930
Borden Brook Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory77Water Supply1909
Black Brook Pl-566 Flood Control DamHighSatisfactory60Water Supply1971
Arm Brook Pl-566 Flood Control DamHighSatisfactory58Flood Risk Reduction1963
Lower Van Horn Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory52Recreation1848
Powdermill Brook Pl-566 Flood Control DamHighFair48Flood Risk Reduction1962
Chicopee Reservoir DamHighFair47Recreation1927
Cherry Valley DamHighFair41Water Supply1877
Westfield Reservoir DamHighFair411874
West Parish Filter No. 3 DamHighFair39Water Supply1910
Watershops Pond DamHighSatisfactory33Recreation1824
Mountain Lake DamHighSatisfactory32Flood Risk Reduction1923
Indian OrchardHighSatisfactory30Hydroelectric1846
Holyoke - Overflow No. 2HighSatisfactory30Hydroelectric1860
Provin Mountain Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory30Water Supply1910
Ludlow Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory19Water Supply1877
Whiting Street Reservoir DamHighFair19Water Supply1900
Hamilton Reservoir DamHighFair17Recreation
Conant Brook Dam - DikeHighNot Available14Flood Risk Reduction1966
Mclean Reservoir DamSignificantSatisfactory35Water Supply1903
Bear Hole Reservoir DamSignificantSatisfactory34Recreation1957
Lower Bemis Pond DamSignificantPoor33Recreation1862
Upper Van Horn Reservoir DamSignificantPoor31Recreation1848
West Parish Filter No. 2 DamSignificantPoor30Water Supply1910
West Parish Filter No. 1 DamSignificantFair28Water Supply1924
Palmer Upper Reservoir DamSignificantSatisfactory25Water Supply1930
Calkins Pond Upper DamSignificantFair25Recreation
DwightSignificantSatisfactory24Hydroelectric1860
Porter Lake DamSignificantPoor24Recreation1919
Diamond International Corp Upper DamSignificantSatisfactory23Hydroelectric1876
Lost Wilderness Lake Southern DamSignificantSatisfactory23Recreation1975
Lost Wilderness Lake Northern DamSignificantSatisfactory23Recreation1976
Dean Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory21Recreation1933
Breckwood Pond DamSignificantPoor20Recreation1934
Pulpit Rock Pond Dam And Auxiliary SpillwaySignificantFair20Recreation
Wards Pond DamSignificantFair20Recreation1892
Longmeadow Country Club DamSignificantPoor18Irrigation1890
Zero Manufacturing Company DamSignificantFair18Recreation
Wheeler Pond DamSignificantFair17Recreation1956
Boulder Hill Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory16Recreation
Springfield Country Club DamSignificantSatisfactory15Flood Risk Reduction2000
Silver Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory15Recreation1878
Calkins Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory14Recreation1961
Shawville Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory13Recreation
Lake Bray DamSignificantFair13Recreation
Lake George DamSignificantFair11Recreation
Cooley Lake DamSignificantFair11Recreation
Ashley Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory11Water Supply1897
Lunden DamSignificantFair10Recreation1958
Wade Lake DamSignificantFair10Recreation
Russell Pond DamSignificantFair10Recreation
Squires DamSignificantFair10Recreation
Harris Pond DamSignificantFair10Recreation
Westfield Sportsman's Club DamSignificantSatisfactory10Recreation1955
Long Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory8Water Supply1893
Intake DamLowFair59Water Supply1909
Stevens Paper Company Lower DamLowPoor301957
RussellLowSatisfactory30Hydroelectric1905
Stevens Paper Company Upper DamLowFair26Recreation1901
Woronoco - North DamLowSatisfactory25Hydroelectric1938
Cranberry Pond DamLowSatisfactory24Recreation1966
Clear Pond DamLowPoor22
Putts BridgeLowSatisfactory22Hydroelectric1918
Norcross Pond No. 2 DamLowPoor19Recreation
Diamond International Corp Lower DamLowFair19Hydroelectric1872
Clear Pond West DikeLowPoor19
West SpringfieldLowSatisfactory18Hydroelectric1840
Upper Bemis Pond DamLowPoor171954
Mill Pond DamLowFair17Recreation1892
Norcross Pond No. 3 DamLowPoor16Recreation
Chapin PondLowFair151900
Woodman Pond DamLowFair15Recreation1930
Church Manufacturing Company DamLowPoor141900
W.d. Cheney DamLow13Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1930
Vinica Pond DamLowPoor13Recreation
Thompson Lake DamLowFair13Recreation1900
Trout Pond DamLowUnsatisfactory11Recreation1920
CollinsLowSatisfactory11Hydroelectric1984
Camp Kinderland DamLowUnsatisfactory11Recreation1950
Railroad DikeLowFair10Hydroelectric1901
ChicopeeLowSatisfactory9Hydroelectric1898
Paradise Lake DamLowSatisfactory8Recreation1930
Wetstone Tobacco Company No. 3 DamLowPoor7Irrigation1955