List of dam removals in Vermont

The 2017 removal of the East Burke Dam from the East Branch Passumpsic River in East Burke.

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

## Completed removals

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Dam[1] | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes

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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) | 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) | 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 Button Farm Dam (Colchester Dam)) | 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 |
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 | 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 | 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 | 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) | 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) |
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) | 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 (Randolph Dam (Sargent, Osgood, and Roundy Dam)) | 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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## See also

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* List of dam removals in New Hampshire
* List of dam removals in Massachusetts
* List of dam removals in New York (state)

## References

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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.
4. ^ a b 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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