List of dam removals in Connecticut

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The 2016 removal of the Norton Paper Mill Dam from the Jeremy River in Colchester. Norton Mill Dam Notched (Nov2016) Credit Sally Harold TNC (36808160413).jpg
The 2016 removal of the Norton Paper Mill Dam from the Jeremy River in Colchester.

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

Contents

Completed removals

Dam [1] HeightYear removedLocationWatercourseWatershedNotes
Unnamed dam11 ft (3.4 m)1993 Bradley Brook
Muddy Pond Dam8 ft (2.4 m)1992 Muddy Brook
Little Pond Dam10 ft (3.0 m)1994Tributary to Bigelow Creek
Spoonville Dam25 ft (7.6 m)2012 East Granby
41°54′04″N72°45′24″W / 41.9012°N 72.7568°W / 41.9012; -72.7568 (Spoonville Dam)
Farmington River Farmington River Hydroelectric dam.
Lower Pond Dam12 ft (3.7 m)1991 Wolcott
41°38′02″N72°57′40″W / 41.634°N 72.9611°W / 41.634; -72.9611 (Lower Pond Dam)
Cedar Swamp Brook Housatonic River
Old Papermill Pond Dam9.8 ft (3.0 m)2019 New Milford
41°36′28″N73°24′43″W / 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 Dam14.3 ft (4.4 m)2021 Harwinton
41°43′44″N73°03′08″W / 41.7289°N 73.0521°W / 41.7289; -73.0521 (Roraback Pond Dam)
Tributary to Leadmine Brook Dam built for recreation, owned by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
John Dee's Dam17 ft (5.2 m) Waterbury
41°33′01″N73°01′26″W / 41.5503°N 73.024°W / 41.5503; -73.024 (John Dee's Dam)
Mad River
Century Brass Dam2016 Waterbury
41°32′20″N73°00′53″W / 41.539°N 73.0146°W / 41.539; -73.0146 (Century Brass Dam)
Union City Dam16 ft (4.9 m)1999 Naugatuck
41°29′45″N73°03′11″W / 41.4959°N 73.053°W / 41.4959; -73.053 (Union City Dam)
Naugatuck River
Anaconda Dam11 ft (3.4 m)1999 Waterbury
41°34′21″N73°03′12″W / 41.5724°N 73.0533°W / 41.5724; -73.0533 (Anaconda Dam)
Freight Street Dam2 ft (0.61 m)1999 Waterbury
41°33′13″N73°03′09″W / 41.5535°N 73.0525°W / 41.5535; -73.0525 (Freight Street Dam)
Platts Mill Dam10 ft (3.0 m)1999 Waterbury
41°31′10″N73°03′05″W / 41.5195°N 73.0513°W / 41.5195; -73.0513 (Platts Mill Dam)
Chase Brass Dam4 ft (1.2 m)2004 Watertown
41°35′54″N73°03′38″W / 41.5984°N 73.0605°W / 41.5984; -73.0605 (Chase Brass Dam)
Brass mill dam.
Heminway Pond Dam14 ft (4.3 m)2018 Watertown Steele Brook Dam powered silk thread manufacturing, owned by the Town of Watertown.
Blackledge River Dam11 ft (3.4 m)2018 Glastonbury Blackledge River Lower Connecticut River Sawmill dam owned by the Town of Glastonbury.
Ed Bills Pond Dam11 ft (3.4 m)2015 Lyme
41°25′36″N72°19′54″W / 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 Dam5 ft (1.5 m)2007 Salem
41°29′38″N72°17′00″W / 41.494°N 72.2834°W / 41.494; -72.2834 (Zemko Dam)
Owned by The Nature Conservancy.
Pizzini Dam4.5 ft (1.4 m)2005 East Haddam
41°26′01″N72°20′06″W / 41.4336°N 72.335°W / 41.4336; -72.335 (Pizzini Dam)
Eightmile River
Norton Paper Mill Dam20 ft (6.1 m)2016 Colchester
41°34′49″N72°24′06″W / 41.5802°N 72.4017°W / 41.5802; -72.4017 (Norton Paper Mill Dam)
Jeremy River Mill dam.
Raymond Brook Pond Dam4 ft (1.2 m)2007 Amston
41°36′54″N72°22′04″W / 41.6149°N 72.3678°W / 41.6149; -72.3678 (Raymond Brook Pond Dam)
Raymond Brook
Slocomb Pond Dam12 ft (3.7 m)2020 Glastonbury
41°39′49″N72°34′46″W / 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°58′59″N72°31′07″W / 41.9831°N 72.5185°W / 41.9831; -72.5185 (Scantic River Dam (Springborn Dam))
Scantic River Mill dam.
Karp Family Dam2015 Suffield
41°57′44″N72°37′50″W / 41.9622°N 72.6305°W / 41.9622; -72.6305 (Karp Family Dam)
Stony Brook Dam built for recreation.
Indian Lake Dam12 ft (3.7 m)1994 Clinton
41°17′13″N72°31′33″W / 41.2869°N 72.5257°W / 41.2869; -72.5257 (Indian Lake Dam)
Indian River Indian River
Hyde Pond4.8 ft (1.5 m)2015 Stonington and Groton
41°23′48″N71°57′34″W / 41.3966°N 71.9594°W / 41.3966; -71.9594 (Hyde Pond)
Whitford Brook Mystic River Grist mill dam.
Flock Process Dam15 ft (4.6 m)2018 Norwalk
41°08′23″N73°25′37″W / 41.1398°N 73.4269°W / 41.1398; -73.4269 (Flock Process Dam)
Norwalk River Norwalk River Mill dam.
White Rock Dam6 ft (1.8 m)2015 Stonington
41°24′21″N71°50′36″W / 41.4059°N 71.8434°W / 41.4059; -71.8434 (White Rock Dam)
Pawcatuck River Pawcatuck River Mill dam.
Murphy Dam2009 Putnam
41°54′55″N71°55′02″W / 41.9153°N 71.9173°W / 41.9153; -71.9173 (Murphy Dam)
Little River Quinebaug River
Sprucedale Water Dam10 ft (3.0 m)1980 Woodstock
41°56′06″N71°58′46″W / 41.9349°N 71.9795°W / 41.9349; -71.9795 (Sprucedale Water Dam)
Mill Brook
Moosup Dam #16 ft (1.8 m)2014 Plainfield
41°43′03″N71°54′04″W / 41.7176°N 71.9012°W / 41.7176; -71.9012 (Moosup Dam #1)
Moosup River
Griswold Rubber Dam4 ft (1.2 m)2015 Plainfield
41°42′57″N71°52′42″W / 41.7159°N 71.8784°W / 41.7159; -71.8784 (Griswold Rubber Dam)
Industrial dam.
Brunswick Mill #1 Dam4 ft (1.2 m)2017 Plainfield
41°43′03″N71°51′40″W / 41.7176°N 71.861°W / 41.7176; -71.861 (Brunswick Mill #1 Dam)
National Inventory of Dams ID  CT00579.
Carpenter Dam6 ft (1.8 m)2016 Meriden and Cheshire
41°31′38″N72°51′26″W / 41.5273°N 72.8571°W / 41.5273; -72.8571 (Carpenter Dam)
Quinnipiac River Quinnipiac River Mill dam.
Clark Brothers Dam5 ft (1.5 m)2016 Southington
41°34′16″N72°53′48″W / 41.571°N 72.8967°W / 41.571; -72.8967 (Clark Brothers Dam)
Mill dam.
Woodings Pond Dam15 ft (4.6 m)1971 Wallingford
41°28′29″N72°49′52″W / 41.4746°N 72.8312°W / 41.4746; -72.8312 (Woodings Pond Dam)
Tributary to Quinnipiac River
Simpson's Pond Dam8 ft (2.4 m)1995 Wallingford
41°27′04″N72°48′34″W / 41.4512°N 72.8094°W / 41.4512; -72.8094 (Simpson's Pond Dam)
Wharton Brook National Inventory of Dams ID  CT00630.
Main Street Dam9.3 ft (2.8 m)2010 Stamford
41°03′11″N73°32′45″W / 41.053°N 73.5457°W / 41.053; -73.5457 (Main Street Dam)
Rippowam River Rippowam River Owned by City of Stamford.
Frankel Dams6 ft (1.8 m)2011 Westport
41°11′03″N73°20′50″W / 41.1843°N 73.3471°W / 41.1843; -73.3471 (Frankel Dams)
Aspetuck River Saugatuck River
Post Office Dam6 ft (1.8 m)2019 Sprague
41°37′00″N72°05′05″W / 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 Dam26 ft (7.9 m)1938 Baltic
41°37′03″N72°05′05″W / 41.6175°N 72.0848°W / 41.6175; -72.0848 (Baltic Mills Dam)
Shetucket River
Talbot Wildlife Management Area Dam4 ft (1.2 m)2015 Scotland Merrick Branch Owned by the State of Connecticut.
Picker Pond Dam28 ft (8.5 m)2021 Montville
41°26′39″N72°07′15″W / 41.4442°N 72.1208°W / 41.4442; -72.1208 (Picker Pond Dam)
Oxoboxo River Thames River Dam built for recreation.
Uncasville Mill Dam2020 Montville
41°26′14″N72°06′35″W / 41.4372°N 72.1097°W / 41.4372; -72.1097 (Uncasville Mill Dam)
Rutan Dam9 ft (2.7 m)2012 Stonington
41°22′04″N71°51′55″W / 41.3677°N 71.8652°W / 41.3677; -71.8652 (Rutan Dam)
Anguilla Brook Wequetequock Cove Dam built for a mink farm.
Pond Lily Dam6 ft (1.8 m)2015 New Haven
41°20′08″N72°58′32″W / 41.3355°N 72.9756°W / 41.3355; -72.9756 (Pond Lily Dam)
West River West River Grist mill dam.
Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

References

  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.