# List of dam removals in New Hampshire

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

## Completed removals

| Dam | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes |
| Judd Brook Dam | 5.1 ft (1.6 m) | 2017 | Easton 44°08′46″N 71°46′24″W﻿ / ﻿44.1461°N 71.7734°W﻿ / 44.1461; -71.7734﻿ (Judd Brook Dam) | Judd Brook | Ammonoosuc River | Water diversion dam. |
| Pearl Lake Brook Dam | | 2008 | Lisbon 44°12′25″N 71°53′31″W﻿ / ﻿44.2069°N 71.8919°W﻿ / 44.2069; -71.8919﻿ (Pearl Lake Brook Dam) | Pearl Lake Brook | Ammonoosuc River | |
| South Branch Gale River Dam | 14 ft (4.3 m) | 2020 | Bethlehem 44°14′32″N 71°38′16″W﻿ / ﻿44.2423°N 71.6378°W﻿ / 44.2423; -71.6378﻿ (South Branch Gale River Dam) | South Branch Gale River | Ammonoosuc River | Water supply dam owned by Littleton Water and Light. |
| Munn Pond Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2019 | Errol 44°44′07″N 71°11′16″W﻿ / ﻿44.7354°N 71.1879°W﻿ / 44.7354; -71.1879﻿ (Munn Pond Dam) | Tributary to Androscoggin River | Androscoggin River | Dam built for recreation and log storage. Owned by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. |
| Homestead Woolen Mills Dam | 14 ft (4.3 m) | 2010 | Swanzey 42°52′17″N 72°19′41″W﻿ / ﻿42.8714°N 72.3281°W﻿ / 42.8714; -72.3281﻿ (Homestead Woolen Mills Dam) | Ashuelot River | Ashuelot River | |
| McGoldrick Dam | | 2001 | Hinsdale 42°47′16″N 72°28′14″W﻿ / ﻿42.7877°N 72.4706°W﻿ / 42.7877; -72.4706﻿ (McGoldrick Dam) | Ashuelot River | Ashuelot River | Owned by the McGoldrick Paper Company. |
| Winchester Dam | 3 ft (0.91 m) | 2002 | Winchester 42°46′36″N 72°23′00″W﻿ / ﻿42.7768°N 72.3834°W﻿ / 42.7768; -72.3834﻿ (Winchester Dam) | Ashuelot River | Ashuelot River | |
| Ferry Brook Dam | 11 ft (3.4 m) | 2019 | Keene 42°58′32″N 72°14′32″W﻿ / ﻿42.9755°N 72.2422°W﻿ / 42.9755; -72.2422﻿ (Ferry Brook Dam) | Ferry Brook | Ashuelot River | Dam built for conservation and agriculture. Owned by the Cheshire County Fish & Game Club. |
| Pine Mill Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2019 | North Haverhill 44°05′21″N 72°01′30″W﻿ / ﻿44.0891°N 72.0251°W﻿ / 44.0891; -72.0251﻿ (Pine Mill Dam) | Clark Brook | Connecticut River | Grist mill dam owned by the Connecticut River Conservancy and Mill Dam Water Supply. |
| Clark Pond Dam | | 2018 | Haverhill 44°05′24″N 71°59′52″W﻿ / ﻿44.0899°N 71.9977°W﻿ / 44.0899; -71.9977﻿ (Clark Pond Dam) | Clark Brook | Connecticut River | |
| Cold River Dam | 7 ft (2.1 m) | 2003 | Walpole 43°07′49″N 72°25′07″W﻿ / ﻿43.1302°N 72.4187°W﻿ / 43.1302; -72.4187﻿ (Cold River Dam) | Cold River | Connecticut River | Dam built in the 1970s by Cold River Materials. |
| Lyman Falls Dam Remnant | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2022 | Columbia 44°46′39″N 71°35′44″W﻿ / ﻿44.7774°N 71.5956°W﻿ / 44.7774; -71.5956﻿ (Lyman Falls Dam Remnant Removal) | Connecticut River | Connecticut River | Hydroelectric dam owned by the Vermont River Conservancy. |
| Hubner Pond Dam | 30 ft (9.1 m) | 2019 | Chesterfield 42°52′16″N 72°28′09″W﻿ / ﻿42.8711°N 72.4691°W﻿ / 42.8711; -72.4691﻿ (Hubner Pond Dam) | Tributary to Hubbard Brook | Connecticut River | Dam built for recreation. |
| Butternut Pond Dam | | 2013 | Grantham 43°33′13″N 72°07′51″W﻿ / ﻿43.5536°N 72.1308°W﻿ / 43.5536; -72.1308﻿ (Butternut Pond Dam) | Butternut Brook | Sugar River | Owned by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. |
| Stevens Brook Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2011 | Claremont 43°23′15″N 72°21′05″W﻿ / ﻿43.3876°N 72.3513°W﻿ / 43.3876; -72.3513﻿ (Stevens Brook Dam) | Stevens Brook | Sugar River | Fish rearing pond dam. |
| West Henniker Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2004 | Henniker 43°09′55″N 71°50′34″W﻿ / ﻿43.1654°N 71.8427°W﻿ / 43.1654; -71.8427﻿ (West Henniker Dam) | Contoocook River | Contoocook River | Paper mill dam owned by the Town of Henniker. |
| Greene Wildlife Pond Dam (Ainsworth Pond Dam) | 13 ft (4.0 m) | 2015 | Jaffrey 42°49′16″N 72°03′28″W﻿ / ﻿42.821°N 72.0578°W﻿ / 42.821; -72.0578﻿ (Greene Wildlife Pond Dam (Ainsworth Pond Dam)) | Stony Brook | Contoocook River | Dam built for recreation and wildlife. |
| Beaver Lake Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2012 | Derry 42°54′06″N 71°17′57″W﻿ / ﻿42.9016°N 71.2992°W﻿ / 42.9016; -71.2992﻿ (Beaver Lake Dam) | Beaver Brook | Merrimack River | Water supply dam for the Benjamin Chase Mill. Owned by the Town of Derry. |
| Berry Brook Reservoir Dam | | 2013 | Pittsfield 43°17′28″N 71°18′04″W﻿ / ﻿43.2911°N 71.3010°W﻿ / 43.2911; -71.3010﻿ (Berry Brook Reservoir Dam) | Berry Pond Brook | Merrimack River | |
| Maxwell Pond Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2009 | Manchester 43°00′37″N 71°28′45″W﻿ / ﻿43.0103°N 71.4791°W﻿ / 43.0103; -71.4791﻿ (Maxwell Pond Dam) | Black Brook | Merrimack River | The dam was originally constructed to create Maxwell Pond on Black Brook in 1900 for the purpose of ice harvesting. Owned by the City of Manchester. |
| Heads Pond Dam | 9 ft (2.7 m) | 2010 | Hooksett 43°06′31″N 71°26′55″W﻿ / ﻿43.1086°N 71.4485°W﻿ / 43.1086; -71.4485﻿ (Heads Pond Dam) | Browns Brook | Merrimack River | |
| Jenkins Road McQuade Brook Dam | 14 ft (4.3 m) | 2012 | Bedford 42°54′20″N 71°31′25″W﻿ / ﻿42.9056°N 71.5237°W﻿ / 42.9056; -71.5237﻿ (Jenkins Road McQuade Brook Dam) | McQuade Brook | Merrimack River | Dam built for transportation, owned by the Town of Bedford. |
| McQuesten Dam #1 | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2016 | Manchester 42°58′10″N 71°28′52″W﻿ / ﻿42.9694°N 71.4811°W﻿ / 42.9694; -71.4811﻿ (McQuesten Dam #1) | McQuesten Brook | Merrimack River | |
| McQuesten Dam #2 | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 2016 | Manchester 42°58′08″N 71°28′53″W﻿ / ﻿42.969°N 71.4813°W﻿ / 42.969; -71.4813﻿ (McQuesten Dam #2) | McQuesten Brook | Merrimack River | |
| McQuesten Dam #3 | 2.5 ft (0.76 m) | 2016 | Manchester 42°58′04″N 71°28′52″W﻿ / ﻿42.9679°N 71.4812°W﻿ / 42.9679; -71.4812﻿ (McQuesten Dam #3) | McQuesten Brook | Merrimack River | |
| South Main Street Dam | 2.5 ft (0.76 m) | 2016 | Manchester 42°58′06″N 71°28′56″W﻿ / ﻿42.9682°N 71.4821°W﻿ / 42.9682; -71.4821﻿ (South Main Street Dam) | McQuesten Brook | Merrimack River | Stormwater retention dam. |
| Magazine Street Dam | | 2014 | Bedford 42°57′26″N 71°32′33″W﻿ / ﻿42.9573°N 71.5426°W﻿ / 42.9573; -71.5426﻿ (Magazine Street Dam) | Riddle Brook | Merrimack River | |
| Merrimack Village Dam | | 2008 | Merrimack 42°51′37″N 71°29′36″W﻿ / ﻿42.8604°N 71.4932°W﻿ / 42.8604; -71.4932﻿ (Merrimack Village Dam) | Souhegan River | Merrimack River | Grist mill dam later used as a water supply. |
| Anne Jackson Girl Scout Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2012 | Wilton 42°49′46″N 71°46′04″W﻿ / ﻿42.8295°N 71.7679°W﻿ / 42.8295; -71.7679﻿ (Anne Jackson Girl Scout Dam) | Tributary to Souhegan River | Merrimack River | Dam built for recreation. Owned by the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains. |
| Buck Street Dam West | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2011 | Pembroke 43°09′34″N 71°24′27″W﻿ / ﻿43.1595°N 71.4074°W﻿ / 43.1595; -71.4074﻿ (Buck Street Dam West) | Suncook River | Merrimack River | |
| Tannery Brook Dam | 19 ft (5.8 m) | 2015 | Boscawen 43°20′32″N 71°41′01″W﻿ / ﻿43.3421°N 71.6837°W﻿ / 43.3421; -71.6837﻿ (Tannery Brook Dam) | Tannery Brook | Merrimack River | Dam built for recreation and wildlife. |
| Boyce Pond Dam/Horseshoe Pond Dam | 11 ft (3.4 m) | 2014 | Fitzwilliam 42°45′12″N 72°10′19″W﻿ / ﻿42.7533°N 72.1719°W﻿ / 42.7533; -72.1719﻿ (Boyce Pond Dam/Horseshoe Pond Dam) | Tributary to Kemp Brook | Millers River | Mill dam. |
| Upper IPC Dam | | 2008 | Bristol 43°36′24″N 71°44′32″W﻿ / ﻿43.6068°N 71.7422°W﻿ / 43.6068; -71.7422﻿ (Upper IPC Dam) | Newfound River | Pemigewasset River | |
| Bellamy River Dam V | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2004 | Dover 43°10′35″N 70°52′18″W﻿ / ﻿43.1763°N 70.8717°W﻿ / 43.1763; -70.8717﻿ (Bellamy River Dam V) | Bellamy River | Piscataqua River | |
| Lower Sawyer Mill Dam | 18 ft (5.5 m) | 2018 | Dover 43°10′42″N 70°52′30″W﻿ / ﻿43.1783°N 70.875°W﻿ / 43.1783; -70.875﻿ (Lower Sawyer Mill Dam) | Bellamy River | Piscataqua River | Mill dams that powered Sawyer Woolen Mills. |
| Upper Sawyer Mill Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2019 | Dover 43°10′44″N 70°52′36″W﻿ / ﻿43.179°N 70.8766°W﻿ / 43.179; -70.8766﻿ (Upper Sawyer Mill Dam) | Bellamy River | Piscataqua River | Mill dams that powered Sawyer Woolen Mills. |
| Union Village Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2014 | Winchester 43°29′42″N 71°01′34″W﻿ / ﻿43.4951°N 71.0262°W﻿ / 43.4951; -71.0262﻿ (Union Village Dam) | Branch River | Piscataqua River | Hydropower dam. |
| Champlin Pond Dam #1 | | 2005 | Rochester 43°16′15″N 70°55′53″W﻿ / ﻿43.2708°N 70.9313°W﻿ / 43.2708; -70.9313﻿ (Champlin Pond Dam #1) | Clark Brook | Piscataqua River | |
| Champlin Pond Dam #2 | | 2005 | Rochester 43°16′35″N 70°55′54″W﻿ / ﻿43.2764°N 70.9317°W﻿ / 43.2764; -70.9317﻿ (Champlin Pond Dam #2) | Clark Brook | Piscataqua River | |
| Great Dam | 16 ft (4.9 m) | 2016 | Exeter 42°58′53″N 70°56′40″W﻿ / ﻿42.9813°N 70.9445°W﻿ / 42.9813; -70.9445﻿ (Great Dam) | Exeter River | Piscataqua River | Industrial dam. |
| Bunker Pond Dam | 16 ft (4.9 m) | 2011 | Epping 43°02′25″N 71°07′46″W﻿ / ﻿43.0403°N 71.1294°W﻿ / 43.0403; -71.1294﻿ (Bunker Pond Dam) | Lamprey River | Piscataqua River | Owned by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. |
| Rex Tannery Dam | | 2010 | Raymond 43°02′06″N 71°11′20″W﻿ / ﻿43.0349°N 71.189°W﻿ / 43.0349; -71.189﻿ (Rex Tannery Dam) | Tributary to Lamprey River | Piscataqua River | |
| Little Hale Pond Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2019 | Durham 43°08′35″N 70°55′17″W﻿ / ﻿43.143°N 70.9213°W﻿ / 43.143; -70.9213﻿ (Little Hale Pond Dam) | Littlehole Creek | Piscataqua River | Dam built for recreation, owned by Durham Public Works. |
| Lower Peverly Pond Dam | | 2021 | Newington 43°05′00″N 70°50′32″W﻿ / ﻿43.0833°N 70.8423°W﻿ / 43.0833; -70.8423﻿ (Lower Peverly Pond Dam) | Peverly Brook | Piscataqua River | Water supply dam owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. |
| Winnicut River Dam | 14 ft (4.3 m) | 2009 | Greenland 43°02′12″N 70°50′52″W﻿ / ﻿43.0368°N 70.8477°W﻿ / 43.0368; -70.8477﻿ (Winnicut River Dam) | Winnicut River | Piscataqua River | Owned by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. |
| Bearcamp River Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | 2003 | South Tamworth 43°49′41″N 71°17′55″W﻿ / ﻿43.8281°N 71.2987°W﻿ / 43.8281; -71.2987﻿ (Bearcamp River Dam) | Bearcamp River | Saco River | |
| Badger Pond Dam | 18 ft (5.5 m) | 2004 | Belmont 43°27′08″N 71°28′08″W﻿ / ﻿43.4521°N 71.4689°W﻿ / 43.4521; -71.4689﻿ (Badger Pond Dam) | Tioga River | Winnipesaukee River | |
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## Planned and proposed removals

| Dam | Expected year | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes |
| Fiske Mill Dam | 2024 | Hinsdale 42°47′09″N 72°28′53″W﻿ / ﻿42.7857°N 72.4814°W﻿ / 42.7857; -72.4814﻿ (Fiske Mill Dam) | Ashuelot River | Connecticut River | Mill dam built in 1922, converted into a hydroelectric dam in 1986. As of April 2023, The Nature Conservancy was in talks to purchase and remove the dam. |
| Israel River Dam | | Lancaster 44°29′06″N 71°33′45″W﻿ / ﻿44.4849°N 71.5625°W﻿ / 44.4849; -71.5625﻿ (Israel River Dam) | Israel River | Connecticut River | |
| Kimball Brook Dam | 2023 | Stratford 44°44′30″N 71°35′57″W﻿ / ﻿44.7418°N 71.5993°W﻿ / 44.7418; -71.5993﻿ (Kimball Brook Dam) | Kimball Brook | Connecticut River | |
| Washburn Mill Dam | 2023 | Colebrook 44°52′36″N 71°22′16″W﻿ / ﻿44.8766°N 71.3711°W﻿ / 44.8766; -71.3711﻿ (Washburn Mill Dam) | Mohawk River | Connecticut River | |
| Brennan Brook/Crochet Mountain Brook Dam | 2024 | Francestown | Brennan Brook | Merrimack River | |
| Breeder Pond Dam (Highway Pond Dam) | | Franconia 44°10′02″N 71°40′49″W﻿ / ﻿44.1672°N 71.6804°W﻿ / 44.1672; -71.6804﻿ (Breeder Pond Dam) | Pemigewasset River | Merrimack River | The project would remove the dam and replace it with a fish ladder. This would allow trout to move freely between Breeder Pond and Profile Lake, with the intention of creating a self-sustaining population and ending the need for stocking. |
| Stone Pond Dam | 2024 | Fitzwilliam 42°45′18″N 72°07′37″W﻿ / ﻿42.7550°N 72.1270°W﻿ / 42.7550; -72.1270﻿ (Stone Pond Dam) | Scott Brook | Millers River | |
| Gonic Dam | | Gonic 43°16′25″N 70°58′38″W﻿ / ﻿43.2735°N 70.9773°W﻿ / 43.2735; -70.9773﻿ (Gonic Dam) | Cochecho River | Piscataqua River | Rochester City Council voted unanimously to pursue dam removal in 2010. As of 2023, the dams are owned by a developer who wants to remove them before building housing in the area. |
| Gonic Sawmill Dam | | Gonic 43°16′13″N 70°58′35″W﻿ / ﻿43.2704°N 70.9764°W﻿ / 43.2704; -70.9764﻿ (Gonic Sawmill Dam) | Cochecho River | Piscataqua River | Rochester City Council voted unanimously to pursue dam removal in 2010. As of 2023, the dams are owned by a developer who wants to remove them before building housing in the area. |
| Mill Pond Dam | 2024 | Durham 43°07′51″N 70°55′08″W﻿ / ﻿43.1309°N 70.9189°W﻿ / 43.1309; -70.9189﻿ (Mill Pond Dam) | Oyster River | Piscataqua River | |
| Beech River Mill Dam | | Ossipee 43°45′03″N 71°08′22″W﻿ / ﻿43.7507°N 71.1395°W﻿ / 43.7507; -71.1395﻿ (Beech River Mill Dam) | Beech River | Saco River | In 2020 the Davis Conservation Foundation granted the New Hampshire Chapter of The Nature Conservancy $15,000 toward a dam removal assessment. |
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