This is a list of dams in Vermont that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.__TOC__
Dam[1] | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes |
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Lawrence Dam (Guilford Dam) | 2021 | Guilford | Broad Brook | Connecticut River | Pond dam. | |
Norwich Reservoir Dam | 2018 | Norwich | Charles Brown Brook | Owned by Norwich Fire District No. 1. | ||
Wyoming Paper Co. Dam Remnant | 2022 | Guildhall | Connecticut River | Mill dam. | ||
Johnson Dam | 2019 | Dummerston | Tributary to Connecticut River | |||
Upper Hurricane Reservoir Dam | 2010 | White River Junction | Tributary to Kilburn Brook | |||
Lower Hurricane Reservoir Dam | 2012 | White River Junction | Tributary to Kilburn Brook | |||
Harrington Road Dam | 2017 | West Windsor | Mill Brook | Project resulted in only partial removal of the dam.[2] | ||
Ascutney Snowmaking Diversion Dam | 2017 | West Windsor | Dam formerly used for snowmaking at Ascutney Mountain Resort. Owned by the Town of West Windsor.[3] | |||
Henne Dam | 2020 | Weathersfield | ||||
Zebedee Wetland Dam | 2010 | Thetford | Zebedee Brook | Water supply dam owned by the Upper Valley Land Trust. | ||
Cold Brook Dam | 2018 | Wilmington | Cold Brook | Deerfield River | [4] | |
Red Mill Dam | 1974 | Arlington | Batten Kill | Hudson River | ||
Dufresne Dam | 2013 | Manchester | Mill dam later used for recreation. Owned by the State of Vermont. | |||
Henry Bridge Dam | 2013 | North Bennington | Walloomsac River | Paper mill dam. | ||
Crooked Creek Button Farm Dam (Colchester Dam) | 2022 | Colchester | Crooked Creek | Lake Champlain | Farm pond dam owned by the Vermont Land Trust. | |
Mill Pond Dam | 2019 | Colchester | Indian Brook | |||
Johnson State Dam | 2003 | Johnson | Tributary to Lamoille River | Lamoille River | Dam built for aesthetic purposes on the campus of Johnson State College. | |
Stevensville Brook Dam | 2008 | Underhill | Stevensville Brook | Dam built for swimming. Privately owned. | ||
Pelletier Dam | 2022 | Castleton | Breton Brook | Mettawee River | Marble mill dam owned by the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. . | |
Reynolds Dam | 2022 | Dorset | Mettawee River | Dam built for recreation. | ||
East Highgate Dam | 2017 | Highgate | Missisquoi River | Missisquoi River | Former mill and manufacturing dam. Mostly destroyed during the Great Vermont Flood of 1927. Remnants removed in 2017 to improve safety on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail.[5] [6] | |
Johnson Mill Dam | 2021 | Bakersfield | Bogue Branch | Mill dam. | ||
Montague Dam | 2022 | Post Mills | Ompompanoosuc River | Ompompanoosuc River | Mill dam. | |
Geer Dam | 2017 | West Fairlee | Hydropower dam. | |||
Hillside Farm Dam | 2003 | Norwich | Tributary to Ompompanoosuc River | |||
Pinney Hollow Brook Dam | 2007 | Plymouth | Pinney Hollow Brook | Ottauquechee River | Dam built for swimming at Coolidge State Park. | |
East Pittsford Dam | Pittsford | East Creek | Otter Creek | |||
Beaver Pond Dam | 2013 | Mendon | Tributary to Mendon Brook | Dam built for recreation, owned by the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. | ||
Lower Eddy Pond Dam | 1981 | Rutland | Mussey Brook | |||
Kendrick Pond Dam | 2014 | Pittsford | Sugar Hollow Brook | Ice pond dam owned by the Town of Pittsford. | ||
Dunklee Pond Dam | 2021 | Rutland | Tenney Brook | Mill dam. . | ||
Youngs Brook Dam | 1995 | West Rutland | Youngs Brook | . | ||
East Burke Dam | 2017 | East Burke | East Branch Passumpsic River | Passumpsic River | Mill dam owned by the Passumpsic Valley Land Trust. | |
Lyndon State College Lower Dam | Lyndon | Tributary to Passumpsic River | ||||
Browns Mill Dam | 2021 | West Burke | Sutton River | |||
Newport No. 11 Dam | 1996 | Newport | Clyde River | St. Francois River | ||
Newport Remnant Dam | 2006 | Newport | ||||
Groton Dam (Sanville Dam) | 1998 | Groton | Wells River | Wells River | ||
Franconia Paper Co. Dam | 2014 | Groton | Owned by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. | |||
Groton #9 Dam | 2015 | Groton | Mill dam owned by Green Mountain Power. | |||
Kidder Hill Dam | 2019 | Grafton | Saxtons River | West River | Owned by the Connecticut River Conservancy. | |
Dalewood Dam | 2006 | Jamaica | Tributary to North Branch Ball Mountain Brook | |||
Weston Lower Dam | 2019 | Weston | Tributary to West River | |||
Bagatelle Dam | 2017 | Dummerston | Tributary to West River | Ice pond dam. | ||
Magic Mountain Dam | 2020 | Londonderry | Thompsonburg Brook | Dam used for snowmaking at Magic Mountain Ski Area. | ||
Montagna Dams 1 & 2 | 2021 | Windham | Turkey Mountain Brook | Pond dam. | ||
Lower Eaton Dam | 2019 | Royalton | First Branch White River | White River | Saw mill and grist mill dam. | |
Upper Eaton Dam | 2019 | South Royalton | Hydropower dam. | |||
Camp Killooleet Dam | 2018 | Hancock | Hancock Branch | Diversion dam to feed a trout fishing pond. | ||
Hyde Dam | 2021 | Bethel | Second Branch White River | Saw mill and grist mill dam owned by the Vermont River Conservancy. | ||
Randolph Dam (Sargent, Osgood, and Roundy Dam) | 2016 | Randolph | Third Branch White River | Dam built to protect bridge abutments from scour. Owned by the Town of Randolph. | ||
Camp Wihakowi Dam | 2020 | Northfield | Bull Run | Winooski River | Summer camp recreation dam. | |
Cox Brook Dam | 2008 | Northfield Falls | Cox Brook | Built to provide students at Norwich University with practical experience in engineering and hydraulics. | ||
Shashoua Dam | 2018 | Warren | Tributary to Mad River | |||
Union Brook Dam | 2010 | Northfield | Union Brook | |||
Marshfield-8 Dam | 2012 | Marshfield | Winooski River | Hydropower dam. |