Dam[1] | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes |
Unnamed dam |
11 ft (3.4 m) |
1993 |
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Bradley Brook |
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Muddy Pond Dam |
8 ft (2.4 m) |
1992 |
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Muddy Brook |
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Little Pond Dam |
10 ft (3.0 m) |
1994 |
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Tributary to Bigelow Creek |
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Spoonville Dam |
25 ft (7.6 m) |
2012 |
East Granby 41.9012°N 72.7568°W / 41.9012; -72.7568 (Spoonville Dam) |
Farmington River |
Farmington River |
This hydropower dam had been partially washed out in 1955, forcing the river to flow rapidly through a narrow notch. It was removed to improve boat safety and to allow fish to swim upstream to spawn.[2] |
Lower Pond Dam |
12 ft (3.7 m) |
1991 |
Wolcott 41.634°N 72.9611°W / 41.634; -72.9611 (Lower Pond Dam) |
Cedar Swamp Brook |
Housatonic River |
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Old Papermill Pond Dam |
9.8 ft (3.0 m) |
2019 |
New Milford 41.6079°N 73.4119°W / 41.6079; -73.4119 (Old Papermill Pond Dam) |
East Aspetuck River |
Mill dam owned by the Housatonic Fish and Game Protection Association. |
Roraback Pond Dam |
14.3 ft (4.4 m) |
2021 |
Harwinton 41.7289°N 73.0521°W / 41.7289; -73.0521 (Roraback Pond Dam) |
Tributary to Leadmine Brook |
The 510-foot (160 m) long earthen dam was owned by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and impounded a 0.83-acre (0.34 ha) pond. It was in severe disrepair and was breached to remove maintenance and liability concerns, as well as for stream restoration.[3] |
John Dee's Dam |
17 ft (5.2 m) |
|
Waterbury 41.5503°N 73.024°W / 41.5503; -73.024 (John Dee's Dam) |
Mad River |
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Century Brass Dam |
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2016 |
Waterbury 41.539°N 73.0146°W / 41.539; -73.0146 (Century Brass Dam) |
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Union City Dam |
16 ft (4.9 m) |
1999 |
Naugatuck 41.4959°N 73.053°W / 41.4959; -73.053 (Union City Dam) |
Naugatuck River |
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Anaconda Dam |
11 ft (3.4 m) |
1999 |
Waterbury 41.5724°N 73.0533°W / 41.5724; -73.0533 (Anaconda Dam) |
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Freight Street Dam |
2 ft (0.61 m) |
1999 |
Waterbury 41.5535°N 73.0525°W / 41.5535; -73.0525 (Freight Street Dam) |
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Platts Mill Dam |
10 ft (3.0 m) |
1999 |
Waterbury 41.5195°N 73.0513°W / 41.5195; -73.0513 (Platts Mill Dam) |
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Chase Brass Dam |
4 ft (1.2 m) |
2004 |
Watertown 41.5984°N 73.0605°W / 41.5984; -73.0605 (Chase Brass Dam) |
Brass mill dam. |
Heminway Pond Dam |
14 ft (4.3 m) |
2018 |
Watertown |
Steele Brook |
Dam powered silk thread manufacturing, owned by the Town of Watertown. |
Blackledge River Dam |
11 ft (3.4 m) |
2018 |
Glastonbury |
Blackledge River |
Lower Connecticut River |
Sawmill dam owned by the Town of Glastonbury. |
Ed Bills Pond Dam |
11 ft (3.4 m) |
2015[4] |
Lyme 41.4268°N 72.3318°W / 41.4268; -72.3318 (Ed Bills Pond Dam) |
East Branch Eightmile River |
Dam built for recreation and aesthetics. |
Zemko Dam |
5 ft (1.5 m) |
2007 |
Salem 41.494°N 72.2834°W / 41.494; -72.2834 (Zemko Dam) |
Owned by The Nature Conservancy. |
Pizzini Dam |
4.5 ft (1.4 m) |
2005 |
East Haddam 41.4336°N 72.335°W / 41.4336; -72.335 (Pizzini Dam) |
Eightmile River |
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Norton Paper Mill Dam |
20 ft (6.1 m) |
2016 |
Colchester 41.5802°N 72.4017°W / 41.5802; -72.4017 (Norton Paper Mill Dam) |
Jeremy River |
Mill dam. |
Raymond Brook Pond Dam |
4 ft (1.2 m) |
2007 |
Amston 41.6149°N 72.3678°W / 41.6149; -72.3678 (Raymond Brook Pond Dam) |
Raymond Brook |
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Slocomb Pond Dam |
12 ft (3.7 m) |
2020 |
Glastonbury 41.6635°N 72.5794°W / 41.6635; -72.5794 (Slocomb Pond Dam) |
Roaring Brook |
Mill dam owned by the Town of Glastonbury. |
Scantic River Dam (Springborn Dam) |
26 ft (7.9 m) |
2017 |
Hazardville 41.9831°N 72.5185°W / 41.9831; -72.5185 (Scantic River Dam (Springborn Dam)) |
Scantic River |
Mill dam. |
Karp Family Dam |
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2015 |
Suffield 41.9622°N 72.6305°W / 41.9622; -72.6305 (Karp Family Dam) |
Stony Brook |
Dam built for recreation. |
Indian Lake Dam |
12 ft (3.7 m) |
1994 |
Clinton 41.2869°N 72.5257°W / 41.2869; -72.5257 (Indian Lake Dam) |
Indian River |
Indian River |
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Hyde Pond |
4.8 ft (1.5 m) |
2015 |
Stonington and Groton 41.3966°N 71.9594°W / 41.3966; -71.9594 (Hyde Pond) |
Whitford Brook |
Mystic River |
Grist mill dam. |
Flock Process Dam |
15 ft (4.6 m) |
2018 |
Norwalk 41.1398°N 73.4269°W / 41.1398; -73.4269 (Flock Process Dam) |
Norwalk River |
Norwalk River |
Mill dam. |
White Rock Dam |
6 ft (1.8 m) |
2015 |
Stonington 41.4059°N 71.8434°W / 41.4059; -71.8434 (White Rock Dam) |
Pawcatuck River |
Pawcatuck River |
Mill dam. |
Murphy Dam |
|
2009 |
Putnam 41.9153°N 71.9173°W / 41.9153; -71.9173 (Murphy Dam) |
Little River |
Quinebaug River |
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Sprucedale Water Dam |
10 ft (3.0 m) |
1980 |
Woodstock 41.9349°N 71.9795°W / 41.9349; -71.9795 (Sprucedale Water Dam) |
Mill Brook |
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Moosup Dam #1 |
6 ft (1.8 m) |
2014 |
Plainfield 41.7176°N 71.9012°W / 41.7176; -71.9012 (Moosup Dam #1) |
Moosup River |
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Griswold Rubber Dam |
4 ft (1.2 m) |
2015 |
Plainfield 41.7159°N 71.8784°W / 41.7159; -71.8784 (Griswold Rubber Dam) |
Industrial dam. |
Brunswick Mill #1 Dam |
4 ft (1.2 m) |
2017 |
Plainfield 41.7176°N 71.861°W / 41.7176; -71.861 (Brunswick Mill #1 Dam) |
National Inventory of Dams ID CT00579. |
Carpenter Dam |
6 ft (1.8 m) |
2016 |
Meriden and Cheshire 41.5273°N 72.8571°W / 41.5273; -72.8571 (Carpenter Dam) |
Quinnipiac River |
Quinnipiac River |
Mill dam. |
Clark Brothers Dam |
5 ft (1.5 m) |
2016 |
Southington 41.571°N 72.8967°W / 41.571; -72.8967 (Clark Brothers Dam) |
Mill dam. |
Woodings Pond Dam |
15 ft (4.6 m) |
1971 |
Wallingford 41.4746°N 72.8312°W / 41.4746; -72.8312 (Woodings Pond Dam) |
Tributary to Quinnipiac River |
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Simpson's Pond Dam |
8 ft (2.4 m) |
1995 |
Wallingford 41.4512°N 72.8094°W / 41.4512; -72.8094 (Simpson's Pond Dam) |
Wharton Brook |
National Inventory of Dams ID CT00630. |
Main Street Dam |
9.3 ft (2.8 m) |
2010 |
Stamford 41.053°N 73.5457°W / 41.053; -73.5457 (Main Street Dam) |
Rippowam River |
Rippowam River |
Owned by City of Stamford. |
Frankel Dams |
6 ft (1.8 m) |
2011 |
Westport 41.1843°N 73.3471°W / 41.1843; -73.3471 (Frankel Dams) |
Aspetuck River |
Saugatuck River |
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Post Office Dam |
6 ft (1.8 m) |
2019 |
Sprague 41.6167°N 72.0848°W / 41.6167; -72.0848 (Post Office Dam) |
Beaver Brook |
Shetucket River |
Mill dam owned by the Town of Sprague. |
Baltic Mills Dam |
26 ft (7.9 m) |
1938 |
Baltic 41.6175°N 72.0848°W / 41.6175; -72.0848 (Baltic Mills Dam) |
Shetucket River |
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Talbot Wildlife Management Area Dam |
4 ft (1.2 m) |
2015 |
Scotland |
Merrick Branch |
Owned by the State of Connecticut. |
Picker Pond Dam |
28 ft (8.5 m) |
2021 |
Montville 41.4442°N 72.1208°W / 41.4442; -72.1208 (Picker Pond Dam) |
Oxoboxo River |
Thames River |
Dam built for recreation. |
Uncasville Mill Dam |
|
2020 |
Montville 41.4372°N 72.1097°W / 41.4372; -72.1097 (Uncasville Mill Dam) |
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Rutan Dam |
9 ft (2.7 m) |
2012 |
Stonington 41.3677°N 71.8652°W / 41.3677; -71.8652 (Rutan Dam) |
Anguilla Brook |
Wequetequock Cove |
Dam built for a mink farm. |
Pond Lily Dam |
6 ft (1.8 m) |
2015 |
New Haven 41.3355°N 72.9756°W / 41.3355; -72.9756 (Pond Lily Dam) |
West River |
West River |
Grist mill dam. |