# 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 | 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 | Connecticut River | 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 | 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 | 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 | Connecticut River | |
| 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 | Connecticut River | |
| 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 | Connecticut River | Project resulted in only partial removal of the dam. |
| 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 | Connecticut River | Dam formerly used for snowmaking at Ascutney Mountain Resort. Owned by the Town of West Windsor. |
| 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 | Connecticut River | |
| 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 | Connecticut River | 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 | |
| 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 | Hudson River | 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 | Hudson 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 | 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. |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Otter Creek | 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 | Otter Creek | |
| 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 | Otter Creek | 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 | Otter Creek | 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 | Otter Creek | 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 | 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 | Passumpsic 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) | Wells River | Wells River | 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) | Wells River | Wells River | 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 | West River | |
| 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 | 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 | West River | Ice pond dam. |
| 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 | West River | 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 | West River | 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 | 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 | White River | 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 | 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 | 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 | Winooski River | 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 | Winooski 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 | Winooski River | |
| 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 | Winooski River | Hydropower dam. |
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