List of dam removals in Vermont
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This is a list of dams in Vermont that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.
Removals by watershed
Missisquoi River
The East Highgate Dam was a former mill and manufacturing dam on the Missisquoi River that had been mostly destroyed during the Great Vermont Flood of 1927. The remaining dam remnants were removed in 2017 to improve paddling safety on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail.[1][2]
Completed removals
| Dam[3] | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Dam (Guilford Dam) | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2021 | Guilford 42.7851°N 72.598°W |
Broad Brook | Connecticut River |
| Norwich Reservoir Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | 2018 | Norwich 43.7299°N 72.3323°W |
Charles Brown Brook | |
| Wyoming Paper Co. Dam Remnant | 3 ft (0.91 m) | 2022 | Guildhall 44.5638°N 71.5597°W |
Connecticut River | |
| Johnson Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2019 | Dummerston 42.917°N 72.5553°W |
Tributary to Connecticut River | |
| Upper Hurricane Reservoir Dam | 2010 | White River Junction 43.6431°N 72.3727°W |
Tributary to Kilburn Brook | ||
| Lower Hurricane Reservoir Dam | 2012 | White River Junction 43.6468°N 72.3691°W |
Tributary to Kilburn Brook | ||
| Harrington Road Dam[4] | 2017 | West Windsor 43.4628°N 72.4785°W |
Mill Brook | ||
| Ascutney Snowmaking Diversion Dam[5] | 3 ft (0.91 m) | 2017 | West Windsor 43.4668°N 72.4709°W | ||
| Henne Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2020 | Weathersfield 43.4202°N 72.4529°W |
Tributary to Mill Brook | |
| Zebedee Wetland Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2010 | Thetford 43.8231°N 72.2236°W |
Zebedee Brook | |
| Cold Brook Dam[6] | 3 ft (0.91 m) | 2018 | Wilmington 42.8993°N 72.8597°W |
Cold Brook | Deerfield River |
| Red Mill Dam | 1974 | Arlington 43.1056°N 73.2584°W |
Batten Kill | Hudson River | |
| Dufresne Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2013 | Manchester 43.1793°N 73.0303°W | ||
| Henry Bridge Dam | 2013 | North Bennington 42.9123°N 73.2544°W |
Walloomsac River | ||
| Crooked Creek Button Farm Dam (Colchester Dam) | 11 ft (3.4 m) | 2022 | Colchester 44.5358°N 73.1683°W |
Crooked Creek | Lake Champlain |
| Mill Pond Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2019 | Colchester 44.5418°N 73.1527°W |
Indian Brook | |
| Johnson State Dam | 30 ft (9.1 m) | 2003 | Johnson 44.6442°N 72.6744°W |
Tributary to Lamoille River | Lamoille River |
| Stevensville Brook Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2008 | Underhill 44.5066°N 72.8669°W |
Stevensville Brook | |
| Pelletier Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | 2022 | Castleton 43.622°N 73.1623°W |
Breton Brook | Mettawee River |
| Reynolds Dam | 2022 | Dorset 43.2607°N 73.0883°W |
Mettawee River | ||
| East Highgate Dam | 2017 | Highgate 44.93°N 72.99°W |
Missisquoi River | Missisquoi River | |
| Johnson Mill Dam | 17 ft (5.2 m) | 2021 | Bakersfield 44.8316°N 72.7556°W |
Bogue Branch | |
| Montague Dam | 13 ft (4.0 m) | 2022 | Post Mills 43.8825°N 72.2617°W |
Ompompanoosuc River | Ompompanoosuc River |
| Geer Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2017 | West Fairlee 43.9134°N 72.2621°W | ||
| Hillside Farm Dam | 18 ft (5.5 m) | 2003 | Norwich 43.7846°N 72.2705°W |
Tributary to Ompompanoosuc River | |
| Pinney Hollow Brook Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2007 | Plymouth 43.5535°N 72.7076°W |
Pinney Hollow Brook | Ottauquechee River |
| East Pittsford Dam | Pittsford 43.6774°N 72.9482°W |
East Creek | Otter Creek | ||
| Beaver Pond Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2013 | Mendon 43.6677°N 72.8548°W |
Tributary to Mendon Brook | |
| Lower Eddy Pond Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | 1981 | Rutland 43.5919°N 72.9626°W |
Mussey Brook | |
| Kendrick Pond Dam | 13 ft (4.0 m) | 2014 | Pittsford 43.723°N 73.021°W |
Sugar Hollow Brook | |
| Dunklee Pond Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2021 | Rutland 43.6214°N 72.9741°W |
Tenney Brook | |
| Youngs Brook Dam | 46 ft (14 m) | 1995 | West Rutland 43.5722°N 73.0517°W |
Youngs Brook | |
| East Burke Dam | 13 ft (4.0 m) | 2017 | East Burke 44.5885°N 71.9466°W |
East Branch Passumpsic River | Passumpsic River |
| Lyndon State College Lower Dam | Lyndon 44.5368°N 72.0238°W |
Tributary to Passumpsic River | |||
| Browns Mill Dam | 2021 | West Burke 44.6419°N 71.9794°W |
Sutton River | ||
| Newport No. 11 Dam | 19 ft (5.8 m) | 1996 | Newport 44.9362°N 72.1832°W |
Clyde River | St. Francois River |
| Newport Remnant Dam | 2006 | Newport 44.9373°N 72.1797°W | |||
| Groton Dam (Sanville Dam) | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 1998 | Groton 44.2101°N 72.1979°W |
Wells River | Wells River |
| Franconia Paper Co. Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2014 | Groton 44.2201°N 72.2173°W | ||
| Groton #9 Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2015 | Groton 44.2082°N 72.1913°W | ||
| Kidder Hill Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2019 | Grafton 43.1687°N 72.6063°W |
Saxtons River | West River |
| Dalewood Dam | 2006 | Jamaica 43.1088°N 72.8548°W |
Tributary to North Branch Ball Mountain Brook | ||
| Weston Lower Dam | 2019 | Weston 43.2918°N 72.7958°W |
Tributary to West River | ||
| Bagatelle Dam | 7 ft (2.1 m) | 2017 | Dummerston 42.9334°N 72.599°W |
Tributary to West River | |
| Magic Mountain Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2020 | Londonderry 43.2081°N 72.7767°W |
Thompsonburg Brook | |
| Montagna Dams 1 & 2 | 2021 | Windham 43.15°N 72.73°W |
Turkey Mountain Brook | ||
| Lower Eaton Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2019 | Royalton 43.8322°N 72.515°W |
First Branch White River | White River |
| Upper Eaton Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2019 | South Royalton 43.8322°N 72.5137°W | ||
| Camp Killooleet Dam | 14 ft (4.3 m) | 2018 | Hancock 43.9268°N 72.8461°W |
Hancock Branch | |
| Hyde Dam | 14 ft (4.3 m) | 2021 | Bethel 43.8721°N 72.5863°W |
Second Branch White River | |
| Randolph Dam (Sargent, Osgood, and Roundy Dam) | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2016 | Randolph 43.9267°N 72.6659°W |
Third Branch White River | |
| Camp Wihakowi Dam | 13 ft (4.0 m) | 2020 | Northfield 44.1064°N 72.6754°W |
Bull Run | Winooski River |
| Cox Brook Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2008 | Northfield Falls 44.1738°N 72.6546°W |
Cox Brook | |
| Shashoua Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | 2018 | Warren 44.0927°N 72.8447°W |
Tributary to Mad River | |
| Union Brook Dam | 18 ft (5.5 m) | 2010 | Northfield 44.1614°N 72.6803°W |
Union Brook | |
| Marshfield-8 Dam | 11 ft (3.4 m) | 2012 | Marshfield 44.3503°N 72.3517°W |
Winooski River |
