Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 030 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter 029 - GOVERNING SURFACE LEVELS OF LAKES AND PONDS WHICH ARE PUBLIC WATERS OF VERMONT 10 V.S.A. SECTION 905(2) › Section 12 030 029 - GOVERNING SURFACE LEVELS OF LAKES AND PONDS WHICH ARE PUBLIC WATERS OF VERMONT 10 V.S.A. SECTION 905(2)

Current through June,
				2024
LAKE OR POND Town/County Date
							 Adopted
SURFACE LEVELS ESTABLISHED
Dates - Elevation (datum)
REMARKS
LAKE BOMOSEEN
Castleton/Rutland
							 September 7, 1982 Effective: May 5, 1983
All year: Maintain at gage zero (0) plus or minus
							 three (3) inches, with the desired level on the plus side in the summer.
Dam Owner:
VT DEC
Operated by:
Town of
							 Castleton
Regulating Works:
2-
							 spillways with stop logs; 2- gates (1 motorized)
Gage 'zero':
0" 409.9'
							 m.s.l. spillway crest
BURR POND
Sudbury/Rutland
July 26, 1965
Rev. November 17, 1980
All year: 498.0' (local datum)
5 Year Drawdown*
Commence no earlier than September 15. Replacement of
							 stop logs no later than October 15. Secretary of ANR to receive minimum of two
							 weeks notice and written authorization from Owner of dam if by Agent.
Dam Owner:
Amy
							 Shornstein
Operated by:
Owner
Datum:
498.0' =spillway
							 crest
Regulating Works:
Stop log
							 section-sill elev. = 496.0'
*5 Year Drawdown:
No more
							 frequently than once in any consecutive 5 year period except may be lowered to
							 the extent necessary to allow for alterations or repairs to the dam.
LAKE CARMI
Franklin/Franklin
November 25, 1964
July 2, 1970
June 1 - Sept. 15: 435.48'(m.s.l.)
Sept. 15 - June 1: 433.69'
Dam Owner:
VT DEC
Operated by:
VT DEC
Datum:
435.00' m.s.l. =
							 spillway crest
Regulating Works:
Stop log
							 section (double column). Top elev. = 436.50' (crest of dam) Sill elev. =
							 431.00'
COLES POND
Walden/Caledonia
August 7, 1962
All year: 2191.85' (m.s.l.)
Dam Owner:
VT DFW
Operated by:
VT DFW
Datum:
2191.85' m.s.l. =
							 spillway crest
Regulating Works:
Unregulated spillway (fixed crest weir). Two small drains (capped)
Bench Mark:
[] metal peg,
							 set in concrete a large outcrop near the outlet: elev. = 2194.65' m.s.l.
CRYSTAL LAKE
Barton/Orleans
July 14, 1966
January 31, 1967*
All year: 944.82' (m.s.l.)
Special Water Rights*
E.M. Brown & Son, Inc. may draw the lake down no
							 lower than 943.82' for water power use.
Dam Owner:
VT DEC
Operated by:
VT DEC
Datum:
944.82' m.s.l. = low
							 flow crest of spillway
Regulating Works:
Unregulated stepped spillway; One gate (hand operated)
*Special Water Rights:
Non
							 transferable. Terminates should Brown no longer make use of water power.
LAKE EDEN
Eden/Lamoille
February 6, 1959
June 1 - Sept. 15 maintain substantially at 14" below
							 spillway crest.
Remainder of year may be manipulated for fisheries
							 purposes after written notification by DFW to Water Resources Board*
Dam Owner:
VT DFW
Operated by:
VT DFW
Datum:
Spillway crest
Regulating Works:
Stop log
							 section (4' deep) double section
*Manipulation:
WRB notified
							 by DFW on 3/2/60 that it will manipulate water level each spring to control
							 perch reproduction
GREAT HOSMER POND
Craftsbury/Orleans
March 29, 1954
No Rules Adopted
Trial period ordered by WRB in 1954. Water level to
							 be allowed to fluctuate naturally with top of stop logs set at 1.1' below East
							 abutment of dam. (1.5' below West abutment). No end to trial period
							 stated.*
Practice has been to try to keep water level at -1.1'
							 since 1954.
Dam Owner:
VT DEC
Operated by:
VT DEC
Datum:
East abutment of
							 dam
Regulating Works:
Stop logs;
							 Trial period stop log elevation noted in R.W. Thieme's letter to Fenton Chester
							 10/20/64. Not given in WRB's Findings of Fact dated 3/29/54.
LAKE GROTON
Groton/Caledonia
December 16, 1965-
Rev. 10/10/78
Rev. 03/14/85
All year: $(077.0' (m.s.l.)$)
Temporary Drawdown
May be annual temporary lowering of water level as
							 much as 10"; must occur during the month of November-also, may be lowered to
							 the extent necessary to allow for maintenance of the dam. Drawdowns must be
							 approved and under the supervision of ANR or his/her designee.
5 Year Drawdown
10 cfs refill calendar year 0 + 5 2nd Tuesday after
							 Labor Day, 3' drawdown; 21 days later start refill to normal winter level, 10
							 cfs min.
Dam Owner:
VT DEC
Operated by:
VT DEC
Datum:
1077.1' m.s.l. =
							 spillway crest.
Regulating Works:
Stop logs
							 (double column).
Sill elevation = 1072.0' m.s.
HARVEYS LAKE
Barnet/Caledonia
September 18, 1970
No rules in effect. Trial period
							 expired.
Trial Period
							 (9/70-9/73)
May 15 - Sept. 15 at spillway crest
Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 1.0 to 2.5' below spillway
							 crest
Oct. 15 to onset of spring runoff not less than 1.0'
							 below spillway crest - dam should be managed to prevent damage from spring
							 runoff
Dam Owner:
Town of
							 Barnet
Operated by:
Town of
							 Barnet
Datum:
Spillway crest (low
							 flow section) 892.28' m.s.l. per R.M. Downer
Regulating Works:
Stop logs:
							 sill elevation = 888.5' m.s.l.; sluice gate; and fish ladder
Trial Period:
Expired Sept.
							 1973
LAKE HORTONIA
Hubbardton/Rutland
February 1, 1955
All year: Water level variation not to exceed
							 2.5'
Note: Variation is not referenced to any elevation.
							 Order says DFW to provide a plan to maintain levels within 2.5' after new dam
							 was built (1955)
Dam Owner:
VT DFW
Operated by:
VT DFW
Datum:
Spillway crest =
							 487.50' (local)
Regulating Works:
Stop logs
							 section. 24" drain
KEISER POND
Peacham/Caledonia
April 16, 1964
May 1 - Sept. 15: 94.0' (local)
Sept. 15 - May 1: may be lowered below 94.0' by DFW
							 as necessary
Dam Owner:
VT DFW
Operated by:
VT DFW
Datum:
Crest of
low
flow
spillway section
							 94.25 '
Regulating Works:
Stop log
							 section (single col)
LITTLE HOSMER POND
Craftsbury/Orleans
October 16, 1968
All year: 1065.7' (local)
Dam Owner:
VT DEC
Operated by:
VT DEC
Datum:
Crest of low flow
							 spillway section 1066.5 '
Regulating Works:
Stop log
							 section: sill elev. 1062.5'
MILES POND
Concord/Essex
March 18, 1969
May 15 -Oct. 15: 98.50'(local)
Oct. 15 - May 15 96.50' to 97.00'
Temporary Drawdown
Temporary lowering of level for maintenance, cleanup,
							 etc. at a time mutually agreeable to majority of affected parties and upon
							 written direction of WRB
Dam Owner:
VT DEC
Operated by:
VT DEC
Datum:
Spillway crest =
							 99.00'
Regulating Works:
Stop log
							 section (double col)
LAKE MOREY
Fairlee/Orange
December 20, 1954
No Rules Adopted.
Trial period ordered by WRB in 1954.
Summer 32" (415.65' m.s.l.) above floor of main
							 outlet Winter about October 15 lower to desirable winter level.
(Exact date to be agreeable to Lake Morey Protective
							 Assn. & WRB.)
Dam Owner:
VT DEC
Operated by:
VT DEC
Datum:
Spillway floor =
							 412.98' m.s.l.
Regulating Works:
Stop log
							 section
Bench Mark:
TBM - NE corner
							 of top of west wall at spillway (opposite stop logs) 419.35' m.s.l.
LAKE PARKER
Glover/Orleans
November 6, 1974
Amended Jan. 10, 1975)
Normal camping season 97.4' (local)
Water Level
							 Manipulation
Normal camping season - only with approval of
							 Secretary ANR. Non-camping season - Secretary ANR may order Town of Glover to
							 manipulate levels for fisheries management
Dam Owner:
Town of
							 Glover
Operated by:
Town of
							 Glover
Datum:
Low flow spillway
							 crest = 97.3'
Regulating Works:
Stop log
							 section. Sill elev. 94.0'
Bench Mark:
TBM - [] in
							 concrete at southerly end of stop log section = 98.4' (local)
PERCH POND
Benson/Rutland
June 4, 1965
May 1 - Oct. 1: 99.4' (local)
Oct. 1 - May 1: DFW may draw down to minimum of
							 97.0'
Dam Owner:
VT DFW
Operated by:
VT DFW
Datum:
Spillway crest =
							 100.0' per revised plans*
Regulating Works:
Stop log
							 section. Sill elev. = 97.5' per field inspection.*
*Note:
As built may not
							 agree with plans.
LAKE SADAWGA
Whitingham/Windham
September 18, 1964
May 1 - Oct. 1: 96.2' (local)
Oct. 1 - May 1: 92.2' minimum for fisheries
							 management
Dam Owner:
VT DFW
Operated by:
VT DFW
Datum:
Top of I-beam
							 imbedded in spillway 100.0'
Regulating Works:
2
							 spillways, low flow crest elev. 96.2' 1 drain (42")
SILVER LAKE
Barnard/Windsor
June 7, 1968
Amended effective
December 30, 2011
For 2011 - 2014
Summer recreation season: 1307.5' National Geodetic
							 Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29)
Winter season: 1306.0' NGVD 29
The lake shall be drawn down and allowed to refill in
							 accordance with the following schedule:
a. For 2011 and 2012
1. Stoplogs in the principal spillway section at
							 Silver Lake Dam will be restored to an elevation so that the lake level will be
							 1307.5 feet NGVD 29 by May 15.
2. Stoplogs will be removed to an elevation so that
							 the lake level will be 1306.0 feet NGVD 29 after October 15.
3. Removal and restoration of stoplogs will be at the
							 discretion of the State of Vermont Dam Safety Engineer and may be instituted
							 during times of concern regarding public health and safety.
b. For 2013
1. Stoplogs in the principal spillway section at
							 Silver Lake Dam will be restored to an elevation so that the lake level will be
							 1307.5 feet NGVD 29 by May 15.
2. Stoplogs will be removed to an elevation so that
							 the lake level will be 1306.0 feet NGVD 29 after Labor Day to allow for
							 recapping of the concrete pier at Silver Lake State Park and to allow shoreline
							 owners to take necessary steps to prevent their properties from possible ice
							 damage;
3. Removal and restoration of stoplogs will be at the
							 discretion of the State of Vermont Dam Safety Engineer and may be instituted
							 during times of concern regarding public health and safety.
c. For 2014 and following years:
1. Stoplogs in the principal spillway section at
							 Silver Lake Dam will be restored to an elevation so that the lake level will be
							 1307.5 feet NGVD 29 by May 15, 2014.
2. Winter drawdown will be suspended; principal
							 spillway crest will be maintained at a fixed elevation so that the lake level
							 will be 1307.5 feet NGVD 29.
3. Restoration of stoplogs in 2014 will be at the
							 discretion of the State of Vermont Dam Safety Engineer if a delay is warranted
							 based on public health and safety concerns.
Dam Owner:
VT DEC
Operated by:
VT DEC
Datum:
Top SE corner of drop
							 inlet of principal spillway = 1310.0' m.s.l.
Regulating Works:
Stop logs
							 structures
SUNRISE LAKE
Benson/Rutland
October 9, 1963
No Rules Adopted.
Findings of Fact - No Order
Dam Owner:
BSA
Operated by:
BSA
Regulating Works:
Stop logs
							 in spillway section
SUNSET LAKE
Benson/Rutland
October 9, 1963
No Rules Adopted.
Findings of Fact - No Order
Dam Owner:
none
Operated by:
none
Regulating Works:
Unregulated concrete weir
LAKE WILLOUGHBY
Westmore/Orleans
November 23, 1954
No Rules in Effect. Trial Period
							 Expired
Trial Period
Summer & Fall 1954: 1168.7' (m.s.l.)
Dam Owner:
VT DEC
Operated by:
VT DEC
Datum:
Floor original
							 spillway = 1168.04'
Regulating Works:
Stop log
							 sections
WOLCOTT POND
Wolcott/Lamoille
September 19, 1968
All year 100.00' (local)
Temporary Drawdown
Temporary lowering below 100.00' at a mutually
							 agreeable time of majority of affected parties, and written authorization by
							 WRB.
Dam Owner:
VT DEC
Operated by:
VT DEC
Datum:
Crest of spillway and
							 overflow structure = 100.1' (local)
Regulating Works:
Stop log
							 section sill
Bench Mark:
BM on concrete
							 base at boat launch area = 105.60'
Statutory Authority: 10 V.S.A. §
					 905