Dams in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

123Total Dams
10High Hazard
52Significant
DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
First Herring Brook Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory22Water Supply1969
Parker Mills Pond DamHighPoor19Recreation
Waldo Lake DamHighFair18Recreation1936
Mill Pond DamHighPoor17Recreation1850
Russell Pond DamHighUnsatisfactory16Recreation
Route 25 No. 1 DamHighSatisfactory16Irrigation1964
Tremont Mill PondHighUnsatisfactory15Hydroelectric1845
Ellis Brett Pond DamHighPoor14Recreation1930
Indian Brook DamHighFair13Irrigation1930
Thirty Acre Pond DamHighFair12Recreation1936
Tihonet Pond No. 2 DamSignificantSatisfactory26Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Foundry Pond DamSignificantFair251848
Nemasket Park DamSignificantFair23Flood Risk Reduction1964
Sylvia Place Pond DamSignificantPoor20Fish and Wildlife Pond
Glen Charles Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory19Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Waterville Pond DamSignificantFair17Irrigation1920
Magoun Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory16Fish and Wildlife Pond1991
Tihonet Pond No. 1 DamSignificantFair16Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Boys & Girls Camp No. 1 DamSignificantSatisfactory16Recreation
Studleys Pond DamSignificantPoor15Recreation
Ames Pond DamSignificantFair15Recreation1992
Rose Brook Lower DamSignificantFair15Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1930
Sealund Reservoir DamSignificantPoor14Recreation
South Street Pond DamSignificantPoor14Flood Risk Reduction
Oakman Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory13Fish and Wildlife Pond
Jenney (arms House) Pond DamSignificantFair13Recreation
Tremont Street DamSignificantFair12Recreation
Winnetuxet Road Pond DamSignificantFair12Recreation
Hackett's Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory12Recreation
Forge Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory12Recreation1726
Cushing Pond DamSignificantFair12Recreation
Island Grove Pond DamSignificantFair12Recreation
Upper Porter Pond DamSignificantFair12Recreation1940
Blood Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory11Recreation1930
Jacobs Pond DamSignificantFair11Recreation1730
Crane Brook Upper DamSignificantSatisfactory11Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Liberty Street DamSignificantFair11Recreation1695
White Island Pond DamSignificantPoor11Irrigation
Factory Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory11Flood Risk Reduction1943
Mattapoisett River DamSignificantSatisfactory101898
Mill Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory10Recreation
Accord Pond DamSignificantFair10Water Supply
Cushing Pond DamSignificantFair10Recreation1956
Reed Mill Pond DamSignificantFair10Irrigation
Stony Brook Pond DamSignificantPoor10Recreation2010
Hunts Pond DamSignificantUnsatisfactory10Flood Risk Reduction1920
Lower Chandler Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory10Recreation
Russell Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory10Recreation
Peterson's Saw Mill Pond DamSignificantFair10Recreation
West Meadow Pond DamSignificantFair10Recreation1965
South Brook DamSignificantPoor9Recreation
Harding Pond DamSignificantPoor9Recreation
Lower Porter Pond DamSignificantFair9Recreation1940
Boys & Girls Camp No. 3 DamSignificantSatisfactory9Recreation
Stump Pond DamSignificantUnsatisfactory9Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1900
Fulling Mill Pond DamSignificantFair8Water Supply
Woods Pond DamSignificantFair7Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Cross Pond DamSignificantFair7Recreation1930
Carver's Pond DamSignificantPoor6Recreation
Old Oaken Bucket Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory6Water Supply1640
Store Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory5Recreation
Garside Reservoir DamSignificantFair5Recreation1909
Russell Mill PondLowSatisfactory25Hydroelectric1898
Besse Bog Reservoir DamLow17Irrigation1945
Briggs Reservoir No. 2 DamLowSatisfactory16Irrigation1937
Forge PondLowFair15Recreation1915
Kelleher DamLowPoor15Recreation1945
Leonards Pond DamLowFair15Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Maple Springs Road DamLow14
The Arm Pond DamLow14Irrigation1959
Ocean Spray DamLow13
Beaver Dam Pond DamLow13Irrigation1928
Ortolani No. 2 DamLow13Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1900
Ortolani Reservoir No. 3 DamLowFair13Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1910
Briggs Reservoir Dam No. 1LowFair13Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1917
Kennard Reservoir DamLow12
Makepeace No. 3 DamLow12
Merry Memorial DamLowFair12Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1910
Harlow Brook No. 2 DamLow12Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1953
Cooks Pond DamLow12Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1920
Hayden Pond DamLowPoor12Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1900
Cold Bottom Pond DamLowPoor12Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1900
Freeman Bog DamLowPoor12Irrigation1900
Curtis Crossing DamLowPoor12Recreation1908
Maple Springs Brook No. 1 DamLow12Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1911
Holmes Street DamLowFair12Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1900
Maple Spring No. 2 DamLow11
Makepeace No. 4 DamLow11Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1900
Fuller Street DamLowFair11Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Harwich Lower Reservoir DamLow11Irrigation1900
Triphammer Pond DamLowPoor11Recreation1996
Cross Street No. 2 DamLow11Irrigation1938
South Meadow Pond DamLow11Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1900
Wright Reservoir DamLowFair11Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1900
East Head Pond DamLowFair11Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1900
Island Pond DamLowPoor10Recreation
Federal Pond DamLow10Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1900
Hobart Pond DamLowPoor10Recreation1693
Makepeace No. 2 DamLow10Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1900
Atwood Upper Reservoir No. 2 DamLowSatisfactory10Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1937
Burrage Pond Lower Reservoir Dike BLowFair10Irrigation1941
Hartley Saw Mill Pond DamLowFair10Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Makepeace No. 1 DamLow9Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1952
Hathaway Pond DamLowUnsatisfactory9Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1900
Beaton-lebaron Reservoir DamLow9Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1920
France Street DamLowFair9Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1920
War Memorial Park DamLowFair9Other1900
Bartlett Pond DamLow8
Frogfoot Reservoir DamLow8Irrigation1940
Saint Yues Bog DamLow8Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1941
Golden Field Pond DamLow8Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1900
East Head Bog Dam No. 1Low8Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1900
Egger Bog DamLow8Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1947
Muddy Pond DamLowSatisfactory8Irrigation1900
Silver Lake DamLowFair8Water Supply1908
Fawn Pond DamLow7
Smalley Bog Reservoir DamLow7
Woodpecker Pond DamLowPoor7Recreation
Indian Trail Reservoir No. 3 DamLow7Irrigation1900
Assawompset Pond DamLowPoor7Water Supply1894
Bound Brook Pond DamLowFair7Recreation1969
Burrage Pond Lower Reservoir Dike ALowPoor7Recreation1923
Burrage Pond Upper Reservoir DamLowPoor7Recreation