# List of dam removals in Connecticut

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

## Completed removals

| Dam | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes |
| Unnamed dam | 11 ft (3.4 m) | 1993 | | Bradley Brook | | |
| Muddy Pond Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 1992 | | Muddy Brook | | |
| Little Pond Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 1994 | | Tributary to Bigelow Creek | | |
| Spoonville Dam | 25 ft (7.6 m) | 2012 | East Granby 41°54′04″N 72°45′24″W﻿ / ﻿41.9012°N 72.7568°W﻿ / 41.9012; -72.7568﻿ (Spoonville Dam) | Farmington River | Farmington River | This hydropower dam had been partially washed out in 1955, forcing the river to flow rapidly through a narrow notch. It was removed to improve boat safety and to allow fish to swim upstream to spawn. |
| Lower Pond Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 1991 | Wolcott 41°38′02″N 72°57′40″W﻿ / ﻿41.634°N 72.9611°W﻿ / 41.634; -72.9611﻿ (Lower Pond Dam) | Cedar Swamp Brook | Housatonic River | |
| Old Papermill Pond Dam | 9.8 ft (3.0 m) | 2019 | New Milford 41°36′28″N 73°24′43″W﻿ / ﻿41.6079°N 73.4119°W﻿ / 41.6079; -73.4119﻿ (Old Papermill Pond Dam) | East Aspetuck River | Housatonic River | Mill dam owned by the Housatonic Fish and Game Protection Association. |
| Roraback Pond Dam | 14.3 ft (4.4 m) | 2021 | Harwinton 41°43′44″N 73°03′08″W﻿ / ﻿41.7289°N 73.0521°W﻿ / 41.7289; -73.0521﻿ (Roraback Pond Dam) | Tributary to Leadmine Brook | Housatonic River | The 510-foot (160 m) long earthen dam was owned by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and impounded a 0.83-acre (0.34 ha) pond. It was in severe disrepair and was breached to remove maintenance and liability concerns, as well as for stream restoration. |
| John Dee's Dam | 17 ft (5.2 m) | | Waterbury 41°33′01″N 73°01′26″W﻿ / ﻿41.5503°N 73.024°W﻿ / 41.5503; -73.024﻿ (John Dee's Dam) | Mad River | Housatonic River | |
| Century Brass Dam | | 2016 | Waterbury 41°32′20″N 73°00′53″W﻿ / ﻿41.539°N 73.0146°W﻿ / 41.539; -73.0146﻿ (Century Brass Dam) | Mad River | Housatonic River | |
| Union City Dam | 16 ft (4.9 m) | 1999 | Naugatuck 41°29′45″N 73°03′11″W﻿ / ﻿41.4959°N 73.053°W﻿ / 41.4959; -73.053﻿ (Union City Dam) | Naugatuck River | Housatonic River | |
| Anaconda Dam | 11 ft (3.4 m) | 1999 | Waterbury 41°34′21″N 73°03′12″W﻿ / ﻿41.5724°N 73.0533°W﻿ / 41.5724; -73.0533﻿ (Anaconda Dam) | Naugatuck River | Housatonic River | |
| Freight Street Dam | 2 ft (0.61 m) | 1999 | Waterbury 41°33′13″N 73°03′09″W﻿ / ﻿41.5535°N 73.0525°W﻿ / 41.5535; -73.0525﻿ (Freight Street Dam) | Naugatuck River | Housatonic River | |
| Platts Mill Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 1999 | Waterbury 41°31′10″N 73°03′05″W﻿ / ﻿41.5195°N 73.0513°W﻿ / 41.5195; -73.0513﻿ (Platts Mill Dam) | Naugatuck River | Housatonic River | |
| Chase Brass Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2004 | Watertown 41°35′54″N 73°03′38″W﻿ / ﻿41.5984°N 73.0605°W﻿ / 41.5984; -73.0605﻿ (Chase Brass Dam) | Naugatuck River | Housatonic River | Brass mill dam. |
| Heminway Pond Dam | 14 ft (4.3 m) | 2018 | Watertown | Steele Brook | Housatonic River | Dam powered silk thread manufacturing, owned by the Town of Watertown. |
| Blackledge River Dam | 11 ft (3.4 m) | 2018 | Glastonbury | Blackledge River | Lower Connecticut River | Sawmill dam owned by the Town of Glastonbury. |
| Ed Bills Pond Dam | 11 ft (3.4 m) | 2015 | Lyme 41°25′36″N 72°19′54″W﻿ / ﻿41.4268°N 72.3318°W﻿ / 41.4268; -72.3318﻿ (Ed Bills Pond Dam) | East Branch Eightmile River | Lower Connecticut River | Dam built for recreation and aesthetics. |
| Zemko Dam | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 2007 | Salem 41°29′38″N 72°17′00″W﻿ / ﻿41.494°N 72.2834°W﻿ / 41.494; -72.2834﻿ (Zemko Dam) | East Branch Eightmile River | Lower Connecticut River | Owned by The Nature Conservancy. |
| Pizzini Dam | 4.5 ft (1.4 m) | 2005 | East Haddam 41°26′01″N 72°20′06″W﻿ / ﻿41.4336°N 72.335°W﻿ / 41.4336; -72.335﻿ (Pizzini Dam) | Eightmile River | Lower Connecticut River | |
| Norton Paper Mill Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | 2016 | Colchester 41°34′49″N 72°24′06″W﻿ / ﻿41.5802°N 72.4017°W﻿ / 41.5802; -72.4017﻿ (Norton Paper Mill Dam) | Jeremy River | Lower Connecticut River | Mill dam. |
| Raymond Brook Pond Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2007 | Amston 41°36′54″N 72°22′04″W﻿ / ﻿41.6149°N 72.3678°W﻿ / 41.6149; -72.3678﻿ (Raymond Brook Pond Dam) | Raymond Brook | Lower Connecticut River | |
| Slocomb Pond Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2020 | Glastonbury 41°39′49″N 72°34′46″W﻿ / ﻿41.6635°N 72.5794°W﻿ / 41.6635; -72.5794﻿ (Slocomb Pond Dam) | Roaring Brook | Lower Connecticut River | Mill dam owned by the Town of Glastonbury. |
| Scantic River Dam (Springborn Dam) | 26 ft (7.9 m) | 2017 | Hazardville 41°58′59″N 72°31′07″W﻿ / ﻿41.9831°N 72.5185°W﻿ / 41.9831; -72.5185﻿ (Scantic River Dam (Springborn Dam)) | Scantic River | Lower Connecticut River | Mill dam. |
| Karp Family Dam | | 2015 | Suffield 41°57′44″N 72°37′50″W﻿ / ﻿41.9622°N 72.6305°W﻿ / 41.9622; -72.6305﻿ (Karp Family Dam) | Stony Brook | Lower Connecticut River | Dam built for recreation. |
| Indian Lake Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 1994 | Clinton 41°17′13″N 72°31′33″W﻿ / ﻿41.2869°N 72.5257°W﻿ / 41.2869; -72.5257﻿ (Indian Lake Dam) | Indian River | Indian River | |
| Hyde Pond | 4.8 ft (1.5 m) | 2015 | Stonington and Groton 41°23′48″N 71°57′34″W﻿ / ﻿41.3966°N 71.9594°W﻿ / 41.3966; -71.9594﻿ (Hyde Pond) | Whitford Brook | Mystic River | Grist mill dam. |
| Flock Process Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2018 | Norwalk 41°08′23″N 73°25′37″W﻿ / ﻿41.1398°N 73.4269°W﻿ / 41.1398; -73.4269﻿ (Flock Process Dam) | Norwalk River | Norwalk River | Mill dam. |
| White Rock Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2015 | Stonington 41°24′21″N 71°50′36″W﻿ / ﻿41.4059°N 71.8434°W﻿ / 41.4059; -71.8434﻿ (White Rock Dam) | Pawcatuck River | Pawcatuck River | Mill dam. |
| Murphy Dam | | 2009 | Putnam 41°54′55″N 71°55′02″W﻿ / ﻿41.9153°N 71.9173°W﻿ / 41.9153; -71.9173﻿ (Murphy Dam) | Little River | Quinebaug River | |
| Sprucedale Water Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 1980 | Woodstock 41°56′06″N 71°58′46″W﻿ / ﻿41.9349°N 71.9795°W﻿ / 41.9349; -71.9795﻿ (Sprucedale Water Dam) | Mill Brook | Quinebaug River | |
| Moosup Dam #1 | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2014 | Plainfield 41°43′03″N 71°54′04″W﻿ / ﻿41.7176°N 71.9012°W﻿ / 41.7176; -71.9012﻿ (Moosup Dam #1) | Moosup River | Quinebaug River | |
| Griswold Rubber Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2015 | Plainfield 41°42′57″N 71°52′42″W﻿ / ﻿41.7159°N 71.8784°W﻿ / 41.7159; -71.8784﻿ (Griswold Rubber Dam) | Moosup River | Quinebaug River | Industrial dam. |
| Brunswick Mill #1 Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2017 | Plainfield 41°43′03″N 71°51′40″W﻿ / ﻿41.7176°N 71.861°W﻿ / 41.7176; -71.861﻿ (Brunswick Mill #1 Dam) | Moosup River | Quinebaug River | National Inventory of Dams ID CT00579. |
| Carpenter Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2016 | Meriden and Cheshire 41°31′38″N 72°51′26″W﻿ / ﻿41.5273°N 72.8571°W﻿ / 41.5273; -72.8571﻿ (Carpenter Dam) | Quinnipiac River | Quinnipiac River | Mill dam. |
| Clark Brothers Dam | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 2016 | Southington 41°34′16″N 72°53′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.571°N 72.8967°W﻿ / 41.571; -72.8967﻿ (Clark Brothers Dam) | Quinnipiac River | Quinnipiac River | Mill dam. |
| Woodings Pond Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 1971 | Wallingford 41°28′29″N 72°49′52″W﻿ / ﻿41.4746°N 72.8312°W﻿ / 41.4746; -72.8312﻿ (Woodings Pond Dam) | Tributary to Quinnipiac River | Quinnipiac River | |
| Simpson's Pond Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 1995 | Wallingford 41°27′04″N 72°48′34″W﻿ / ﻿41.4512°N 72.8094°W﻿ / 41.4512; -72.8094﻿ (Simpson's Pond Dam) | Wharton Brook | Quinnipiac River | National Inventory of Dams ID CT00630. |
| Main Street Dam | 9.3 ft (2.8 m) | 2010 | Stamford 41°03′11″N 73°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 Dams | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2011 | Westport 41°11′03″N 73°20′50″W﻿ / ﻿41.1843°N 73.3471°W﻿ / 41.1843; -73.3471﻿ (Frankel Dams) | Aspetuck River | Saugatuck River | |
| Post Office Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2019 | Sprague 41°37′00″N 72°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 Dam | 26 ft (7.9 m) | 1938 | Baltic 41°37′03″N 72°05′05″W﻿ / ﻿41.6175°N 72.0848°W﻿ / 41.6175; -72.0848﻿ (Baltic Mills Dam) | Shetucket River | Shetucket River | |
| Talbot Wildlife Management Area Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2015 | Scotland | Merrick Branch | Shetucket River | Owned by the State of Connecticut. |
| Picker Pond Dam | 28 ft (8.5 m) | 2021 | Montville 41°26′39″N 72°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 Dam | | 2020 | Montville 41°26′14″N 72°06′35″W﻿ / ﻿41.4372°N 72.1097°W﻿ / 41.4372; -72.1097﻿ (Uncasville Mill Dam) | Oxoboxo River | Thames River | |
| Rutan Dam | 9 ft (2.7 m) | 2012 | Stonington 41°22′04″N 71°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 Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2015 | New Haven 41°20′08″N 72°58′32″W﻿ / ﻿41.3355°N 72.9756°W﻿ / 41.3355; -72.9756﻿ (Pond Lily Dam) | West River | West River | Grist mill dam. |
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