Dams in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
89Total Dams
22High Hazard
23Significant
| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Brook Dam | High | Not Available | 119 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Surry Mountain Dam | High | Not Available | 83 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1941 |
| Minnewawa | High | Satisfactory | 63 | Hydroelectric | 1923 |
| Babbidge Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 38 | Water Supply | 1931 |
| Pisgah Reservoir Dam | High | Poor | 33 | Recreation | 1870 |
| Seaver Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | 1924 |
| Howe Reservoir Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1924 |
| Woodward Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 22 | Water Supply | 1836 |
| Goose Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 22 | Recreation | 1868 |
| Walpole Reservoir Dam | High | Poor | 20 | Water Supply | 1901 |
| Three Mile Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1986 |
| Cheshire Mills Lower Dam | High | Poor | 18 | Hydroelectric | 1848 |
| Robinhood Park Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 18 | Recreation | 1872 |
| Upper Wilson Pond Dam | High | Poor | 17 | Recreation | 1910 |
| Childs Bog Dam | High | Satisfactory | 17 | Recreation | 1924 |
| Harrisville Pond Dam | High | Fair | 16 | Recreation | 1886 |
| Chesham Pond Dam | High | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1921 |
| Damon Upper Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 14 | Recreation | 1835 |
| Warren Lake Dam | High | Poor | 13 | Recreation | 1771 |
| Lower Damon Reservoir Dam | High | Poor | 13 | Recreation | 1832 |
| Granite Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 11 | Recreation | 1814 |
| Highland Lake Dam | High | Poor | 11 | Recreation | 1911 |
| Vilas Pool Dam | Significant | Poor | 31 | Recreation | 1866 |
| Cheshire Mills | Significant | Satisfactory | 27 | Hydroelectric | 1886 |
| Jaffrey Sewage Lagoon Dam | Significant | Fair | 25 | Other | 1984 |
| Ches Cnty Ww Lagoon Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 20 | Other | 1971 |
| Paper Mills Holding Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 20 | Other | 1974 |
| Mountain Brook Reservoir Dam | Significant | Fair | 18 | Recreation | 1951 |
| Lower Wilson Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 18 | Recreation | 1925 |
| Nubanusit Lake Dam | Significant | Poor | 16 | Recreation | 1861 |
| Troy Sewage Lagoons Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 16 | Other | 1983 |
| Mill Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 16 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Village Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1919 |
| Contoocook River Dam | Significant | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1861 |
| Poole Reservoir Dam | Significant | Poor | 14 | Recreation | 1926 |
| Bowker Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1859 |
| Skatutakee Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 13 | Recreation | 1778 |
| Spofford Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 11 | Recreation | 1919 |
| Sand Pond Dam | Significant | Fair | 10 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Scott Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1918 |
| Black Reservoir Dam | Significant | Poor | 10 | Recreation | 1850 |
| Silica Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 9 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Hubbard Pond Dam & Dike | Significant | Fair | 8 | Recreation | 1836 |
| Ymca Camp Takodah Sewage Lagoon Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 8 | Other | 1940 |
| Wilson Pond Dam | Significant | Poor | 8 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Vernon | Low | Satisfactory | 58 | Hydroelectric | 1909 |
| Bellows Falls | Low | Satisfactory | 48 | Hydroelectric | 1907 |
| Mill Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 20 | Recreation | 1880 |
| Spoons Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 20 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Fiske Mill Hydro Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Hydroelectric | 1922 |
| Larrys Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Mud Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 18 | Recreation | 1899 |
| Fullam Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ashuelot Paper Mill Dam | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Hydroelectric | 1910 |
| Lower Robertson | Low | Satisfactory | 18 | Hydroelectric | 1905 |
| Pioneer Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Island Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 17 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Stone Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 16 | Recreation | 1922 |
| Hidden Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 16 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Ashuelot River Dam | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Recreation | 1919 |
| Bancroft Reservoir Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Kilburn Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Sportsman Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1910 |
| Rodgers Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1922 |
| Thorndike Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | Recreation | 1915 |
| Robb Reservoir Dam | Low | Fair | 13 | Recreation | 1912 |
| Cheshire | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | Hydroelectric | 1939 |
| Village Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Recreation | 1915 |
| Russell Reservoir Dam | Low | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 1923 |
| Sand Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 1925 |
| Swanzey Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 1790 |
| Silver Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Recreation | 1924 |
| Spoonwood Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | 1855 |
| Rockwood Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 11 | Recreation | 1915 |
| Gilson Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 11 | Recreation | 1875 |
| Cranberry Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 11 | Recreation | 1925 |
| Robbins Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 10 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1918 |
| Crowcroft Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 10 | Recreation | 1939 |
| Cold Spring Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 9 | Recreation | 1932 |
| Forest Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 8 | Recreation | 1915 |
| Goose Pond Dike | Low | Fair | 8 | Recreation | 1868 |
| Van Dyke Dam | Low | Fair | 8 | Recreation | 1982 |
| Perkins Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 7 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Pearly Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 7 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Meetinghouse Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 7 | Recreation | 1840 |
| Stone Pond Mill Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 7 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Contoocook Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 7 | Recreation | 1885 |
| Stone Pond Overflow Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 6 | Recreation | |
| Mill Pond Road Dam | Undetermined | Not Rated | 17 | Recreation | 1979 |