List of dam removals in Vermont

This is a list of dams in Vermont that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.

Completed removals

Dam^[1]	Height	Year removed	Location	Watercourse	Watershed	Notes
Lawrence Dam (Guilford Dam)	6 ft (1.8 m)	2021	Guilford 42°47′06″N 72°35′53″W / 42.7851°N 72.598°W / 42.7851; -72.598 (Lawrence Dam (Guilford Dam))	Broad Brook	Connecticut River	Pond dam.
Norwich Reservoir Dam	20 ft (6.1 m)	2018	Norwich 43°43′48″N 72°19′56″W / 43.7299°N 72.3323°W / 43.7299; -72.3323 (Norwich Reservoir Dam)	Charles Brown Brook		Owned by Norwich Fire District No. 1.
Wyoming Paper Co. Dam Remnant	3 ft (0.91 m)	2022	Guildhall 44°33′50″N 71°33′35″W / 44.5638°N 71.5597°W / 44.5638; -71.5597 (Wyoming Paper Co. Remnant Removal)	Connecticut River		Mill dam.
Johnson Dam	8 ft (2.4 m)	2019	Dummerston 42°55′01″N 72°33′19″W / 42.917°N 72.5553°W / 42.917; -72.5553 (Johnson Dam)	Tributary to Connecticut River
Upper Hurricane Reservoir Dam		2010	White River Junction 43°38′35″N 72°22′22″W / 43.6431°N 72.3727°W / 43.6431; -72.3727 (Upper Hurricane Reservoir)	Tributary to Kilburn Brook
Lower Hurricane Reservoir Dam		2012	White River Junction 43°38′48″N 72°22′09″W / 43.6468°N 72.3691°W / 43.6468; -72.3691 (Lower Hurricane Reservoir)	Tributary to Kilburn Brook
Harrington Road Dam		2017	West Windsor 43°27′46″N 72°28′43″W / 43.4628°N 72.4785°W / 43.4628; -72.4785 (Harrington Road Dam)	Mill Brook		Project resulted in only partial removal of the dam.^[2]
Ascutney Snowmaking Diversion Dam	3 ft (0.91 m)	2017	West Windsor 43°28′00″N 72°28′15″W / 43.4668°N 72.4709°W / 43.4668; -72.4709 (Ascutney Snowmaking Diversion Dam)	Mill Brook		Dam formerly used for snowmaking at Ascutney Mountain Resort. Owned by the Town of West Windsor.^[3]
Henne Dam	6 ft (1.8 m)	2020	Weathersfield 43°25′13″N 72°27′10″W / 43.4202°N 72.4529°W / 43.4202; -72.4529 (Henne Dam)	Tributary to Mill Brook
Zebedee Wetland Dam	4 ft (1.2 m)	2010	Thetford 43°49′23″N 72°13′25″W / 43.8231°N 72.2236°W / 43.8231; -72.2236 (Zebedee Wetland Dam)	Zebedee Brook		Water supply dam owned by the Upper Valley Land Trust.
Cold Brook Dam	3 ft (0.91 m)	2018	Wilmington 42°53′57″N 72°51′35″W / 42.8993°N 72.8597°W / 42.8993; -72.8597 (Cold Brook Dam)	Cold Brook	Deerfield River	^[4]
Red Mill Dam		1974	Arlington 43°06′20″N 73°15′30″W / 43.1056°N 73.2584°W / 43.1056; -73.2584 (Red Mill Dam)	Batten Kill	Hudson River
Dufresne Dam	12 ft (3.7 m)	2013	Manchester 43°10′45″N 73°01′49″W / 43.1793°N 73.0303°W / 43.1793; -73.0303 (Dufresne Dam)	Batten Kill		Mill dam later used for recreation. Owned by the State of Vermont.
Henry Bridge Dam		2013	North Bennington 42°54′44″N 73°15′16″W / 42.9123°N 73.2544°W / 42.9123; -73.2544 (Henry Bridge Dam)	Walloomsac River		Paper mill dam.
Crooked Creek Button Farm Dam (Colchester Dam)	11 ft (3.4 m)	2022	Colchester 44°32′09″N 73°10′06″W / 44.5358°N 73.1683°W / 44.5358; -73.1683	Crooked Creek	Lake Champlain	Farm pond dam owned by the Vermont Land Trust.
Mill Pond Dam	12 ft (3.7 m)	2019	Colchester 44°32′30″N 73°09′10″W / 44.5418°N 73.1527°W / 44.5418; -73.1527 (Mill Pond Dam)	Indian Brook	Lake Champlain
Johnson State Dam	30 ft (9.1 m)	2003	Johnson 44°38′39″N 72°40′28″W / 44.6442°N 72.6744°W / 44.6442; -72.6744 (Johnson State Dam)	Tributary to Lamoille River	Lamoille River	Dam built for aesthetic purposes on the campus of Johnson State College.
Stevensville Brook Dam	10 ft (3.0 m)	2008	Underhill 44°30′24″N 72°52′01″W / 44.5066°N 72.8669°W / 44.5066; -72.8669 (Stevensville Brook Dam)	Stevensville Brook	Lamoille River	Dam built for swimming. Privately owned.
Pelletier Dam	20 ft (6.1 m)	2022	Castleton 43°37′19″N 73°09′44″W / 43.622°N 73.1623°W / 43.622; -73.1623 (Pelletier Dam)	Breton Brook	Mettawee River	Marble mill dam owned by the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. VT00349.
Reynolds Dam		2022	Dorset 43°15′39″N 73°05′18″W / 43.2607°N 73.0883°W / 43.2607; -73.0883 (Reynolds Dam)	Mettawee River	Mettawee River	Dam built for recreation.
East Highgate Dam		2017	Highgate 44°56′N 72°59′W / 44.93°N 72.99°W / 44.93; -72.99 (East Highgate Dam)	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	17 ft (5.2 m)	2021	Bakersfield 44°49′54″N 72°45′20″W / 44.8316°N 72.7556°W / 44.8316; -72.7556 (Johnson Mill Dam)	Bogue Branch	Missisquoi River	Mill dam.
Montague Dam	13 ft (4.0 m)	2022	Post Mills 43°52′57″N 72°15′42″W / 43.8825°N 72.2617°W / 43.8825; -72.2617 (Montague Dam)	Ompompanoosuc River	Ompompanoosuc River	Mill dam.
Geer Dam	6 ft (1.8 m)	2017	West Fairlee 43°54′48″N 72°15′44″W / 43.9134°N 72.2621°W / 43.9134; -72.2621 (Geer Dam)	Ompompanoosuc River		Hydropower dam.
Hillside Farm Dam	18 ft (5.5 m)	2003	Norwich 43°47′05″N 72°16′14″W / 43.7846°N 72.2705°W / 43.7846; -72.2705 (Hillside Farm Dam)	Tributary to Ompompanoosuc River
Pinney Hollow Brook Dam	12 ft (3.7 m)	2007	Plymouth 43°33′13″N 72°42′27″W / 43.5535°N 72.7076°W / 43.5535; -72.7076 (Pinney Hollow Brook Dam)	Pinney Hollow Brook	Ottauquechee River	Dam built for swimming at Coolidge State Park.
East Pittsford Dam			Pittsford 43°40′39″N 72°56′54″W / 43.6774°N 72.9482°W / 43.6774; -72.9482 (East Pittsford Dam)	East Creek	Otter Creek
Beaver Pond Dam	12 ft (3.7 m)	2013	Mendon 43°40′04″N 72°51′17″W / 43.6677°N 72.8548°W / 43.6677; -72.8548 (Beaver Pond Dam)	Tributary to Mendon Brook		Dam built for recreation, owned by the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Lower Eddy Pond Dam	20 ft (6.1 m)	1981	Rutland 43°35′31″N 72°57′45″W / 43.5919°N 72.9626°W / 43.5919; -72.9626 (Lower Eddy Pond Dam)	Mussey Brook
Kendrick Pond Dam	13 ft (4.0 m)	2014	Pittsford 43°43′23″N 73°01′16″W / 43.723°N 73.021°W / 43.723; -73.021 (Kendrick Pond Dam)	Sugar Hollow Brook		Ice pond dam owned by the Town of Pittsford.
Dunklee Pond Dam	10 ft (3.0 m)	2021	Rutland 43°37′17″N 72°58′27″W / 43.6214°N 72.9741°W / 43.6214; -72.9741 (Dunklee Pond Dam)	Tenney Brook		Mill dam. National Inventory of Dams ID VT00376.
Youngs Brook Dam	46 ft (14 m)	1995	West Rutland 43°34′20″N 73°03′06″W / 43.5722°N 73.0517°W / 43.5722; -73.0517 (Youngs Brook Dam)	Youngs Brook		National Inventory of Dams ID VT00165.
East Burke Dam	13 ft (4.0 m)	2017	East Burke 44°35′19″N 71°56′48″W / 44.5885°N 71.9466°W / 44.5885; -71.9466 (East Burke Dam)	East Branch Passumpsic River	Passumpsic River	Mill dam owned by the Passumpsic Valley Land Trust.
Lyndon State College Lower Dam			Lyndon 44°32′12″N 72°01′26″W / 44.5368°N 72.0238°W / 44.5368; -72.0238 (Lyndon State College Lower Dam)	Tributary to Passumpsic River
Browns Mill Dam		2021	West Burke 44°38′31″N 71°58′46″W / 44.6419°N 71.9794°W / 44.6419; -71.9794 (Browns Mill Dam)	Sutton River
Newport No. 11 Dam	19 ft (5.8 m)	1996	Newport 44°56′10″N 72°11′00″W / 44.9362°N 72.1832°W / 44.9362; -72.1832 (Newport No. 11 Dam)	Clyde River	St. Francois River
Newport Remnant Dam		2006	Newport 44°56′14″N 72°10′47″W / 44.9373°N 72.1797°W / 44.9373; -72.1797 (Newport Remnant Dam)	Clyde River	St. Francois River
Groton Dam (Sanville Dam)	5 ft (1.5 m)	1998	Groton 44°12′36″N 72°11′52″W / 44.2101°N 72.1979°W / 44.2101; -72.1979 (Groton Dam (Sanville Dam))	Wells River	Wells River
Franconia Paper Co. Dam	6 ft (1.8 m)	2014	Groton 44°13′12″N 72°13′02″W / 44.2201°N 72.2173°W / 44.2201; -72.2173 (Franconia Paper Co. Dam)			Owned by the Vermont Agency of Transportation.
Groton #9 Dam	10 ft (3.0 m)	2015	Groton 44°12′30″N 72°11′29″W / 44.2082°N 72.1913°W / 44.2082; -72.1913 (Groton #9 Dam)			Mill dam owned by Green Mountain Power.
Kidder Hill Dam	6 ft (1.8 m)	2019	Grafton 43°10′07″N 72°36′23″W / 43.1687°N 72.6063°W / 43.1687; -72.6063 (Kidder Hill Dam)	Saxtons River	West River	Owned by the Connecticut River Conservancy.
Dalewood Dam		2006	Jamaica 43°06′32″N 72°51′17″W / 43.1088°N 72.8548°W / 43.1088; -72.8548 (Dalewood Dam)	Tributary to North Branch Ball Mountain Brook
Weston Lower Dam		2019	Weston 43°17′30″N 72°47′45″W / 43.2918°N 72.7958°W / 43.2918; -72.7958 (Weston Lower Dam)	Tributary to West River
Bagatelle Dam	7 ft (2.1 m)	2017	Dummerston 42°56′00″N 72°35′56″W / 42.9334°N 72.599°W / 42.9334; -72.599 (Bagatelle Dam)	Tributary to West River		Ice pond dam.^[4]
Magic Mountain Dam	8 ft (2.4 m)	2020	Londonderry 43°12′29″N 72°46′36″W / 43.2081°N 72.7767°W / 43.2081; -72.7767 (Magic Mountain Dam)	Thompsonburg Brook		Dam used for snowmaking at Magic Mountain Ski Area.
Montagna Dams 1 & 2		2021	Windham 43°09′N 72°44′W / 43.15°N 72.73°W / 43.15; -72.73 (Montagna Dams 1 & 2)	Turkey Mountain Brook		Pond dam.
Lower Eaton Dam	15 ft (4.6 m)	2019	Royalton 43°49′56″N 72°30′54″W / 43.8322°N 72.515°W / 43.8322; -72.515 (Lower Eaton Dam)	First Branch White River	White River	Saw mill and grist mill dam.
Upper Eaton Dam	8 ft (2.4 m)	2019	South Royalton 43°49′56″N 72°30′49″W / 43.8322°N 72.5137°W / 43.8322; -72.5137 (Upper Eaton Dam)	First Branch White River		Hydropower dam.
Camp Killooleet Dam	14 ft (4.3 m)	2018	Hancock 43°55′36″N 72°50′46″W / 43.9268°N 72.8461°W / 43.9268; -72.8461 (Camp Killooleet Dam)	Hancock Branch		Diversion dam to feed a trout fishing pond.
Hyde Dam	14 ft (4.3 m)	2021	Bethel 43°52′20″N 72°35′11″W / 43.8721°N 72.5863°W / 43.8721; -72.5863 (Hyde Dam)	Second Branch White River		Saw mill and grist mill dam owned by the Vermont River Conservancy.
Randolph Dam (Sargent, Osgood, and Roundy Dam)	4 ft (1.2 m)	2016	Randolph 43°55′36″N 72°39′57″W / 43.9267°N 72.6659°W / 43.9267; -72.6659	Third Branch White River		Dam built to protect bridge abutments from scour. Owned by the Town of Randolph.
Camp Wihakowi Dam	13 ft (4.0 m)	2020	Northfield 44°06′23″N 72°40′31″W / 44.1064°N 72.6754°W / 44.1064; -72.6754 (Camp Wihakowi Dam)	Bull Run	Winooski River	Summer camp recreation dam.
Cox Brook Dam	10 ft (3.0 m)	2008	Northfield Falls 44°10′26″N 72°39′17″W / 44.1738°N 72.6546°W / 44.1738; -72.6546 (Cox Brook Dam)	Cox Brook		Built to provide students at Norwich University with practical experience in engineering and hydraulics.
Shashoua Dam	20 ft (6.1 m)	2018	Warren 44°05′34″N 72°50′41″W / 44.0927°N 72.8447°W / 44.0927; -72.8447 (Shashoua Dam)	Tributary to Mad River
Union Brook Dam	18 ft (5.5 m)	2010	Northfield 44°09′41″N 72°40′49″W / 44.1614°N 72.6803°W / 44.1614; -72.6803 (Union Brook Dam)	Union Brook
Marshfield-8 Dam	11 ft (3.4 m)	2012	Marshfield 44°21′01″N 72°21′06″W / 44.3503°N 72.3517°W / 44.3503; -72.3517 (Marshfield-8 Dam)	Winooski River		Hydropower dam.

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References

^ Rivers, American (13 February 2023). "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare. American Rivers. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v10. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ "AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT STREAM ALTERATION ACTIVITIES: SA-116-2016 West Windsor Brettell Dam Removal" (PDF). Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ "Ascutney Dam To Be Removed". Valley News. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b Audette, Robert (12 August 2016). "Dams in Dummerston, Wilmington to be demolished". Brattleboro Reformer. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ "Help us remove Missisquoi River dam remains". Northern Forest Canoe Trail. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ "Workers remove East Highgate Dam on canoe trail". The County. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

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[ardrd-1] Rivers, American (13 February 2023). "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare. American Rivers. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v10. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[2] "AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT STREAM ALTERATION ACTIVITIES: SA-116-2016 West Windsor Brettell Dam Removal" (PDF). Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[3] "Ascutney Dam To Be Removed". Valley News. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[audette-2016-4] Audette, Robert (12 August 2016). "Dams in Dummerston, Wilmington to be demolished". Brattleboro Reformer. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[5] "Help us remove Missisquoi River dam remains". Northern Forest Canoe Trail. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[6] "Workers remove East Highgate Dam on canoe trail". The County. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

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