This is a list of dams in New Hampshire that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams. __TOC__
Completed removals Dam Height Year removed Location Watercourse Watershed Judd Brook Dam 2017 Easton Judd Brook Ammonoosuc River Pearl Lake Brook Dam 2008 Lisbon Pearl Lake Brook South Branch Gale River Dam 2020 Bethlehem South Branch Gale River Munn Pond Dam 2019 Errol Tributary to Androscoggin River Androscoggin River Homestead Woolen Mills Dam 2010 Swanzey Ashuelot River Ashuelot River McGoldrick Dam 2001 Hinsdale Winchester Dam 2002 Winchester Ferry Brook Dam 2019 Keene Ferry Brook Pine Mill Dam 2019 North Haverhill Clark Brook Connecticut River Clark Pond Dam 2018 Haverhill Cold River Dam 2003 Walpole Cold River Lyman Falls Dam Remnant 2022 Columbia Connecticut River Hubner Pond Dam 2019 Chesterfield Tributary to Hubbard Brook Butternut Pond Dam 2013 Grantham Butternut Brook Sugar River Stevens Brook Dam 2011 Claremont Stevens Brook West Henniker Dam 2004 Henniker Contoocook River Contoocook River Greene Wildlife Pond Dam (Ainsworth Pond Dam) 2015 Jaffrey Stony Brook Beaver Lake Dam 2012 Derry Beaver Brook Merrimack River Berry Brook Reservoir Dam 2013 Pittsfield Berry Pond Brook Maxwell Pond Dam 2009 Manchester Black Brook Heads Pond Dam 2010 Hooksett Browns Brook Jenkins Road McQuade Brook Dam 2012 Bedford McQuade Brook McQuesten Dam #1 2016 Manchester McQuesten Brook McQuesten Dam #2 2016 Manchester McQuesten Dam #3 2016 Manchester South Main Street Dam 2016 Manchester Magazine Street Dam 2014 Bedford Riddle Brook Merrimack Village Dam 2008 Merrimack Souhegan River Anne Jackson Girl Scout Dam 2012 Wilton Tributary to Souhegan River Buck Street Dam West 2011 Pembroke Suncook River Tannery Brook Dam 2015 Boscawen Tannery Brook Boyce Pond Dam/Horseshoe Pond Dam 2014 Fitzwilliam Tributary to Kemp Brook Millers River Upper IPC Dam 2008 Bristol Newfound River Pemigewasset River Bellamy River Dam V 2004 Dover Bellamy River Piscataqua River Lower Sawyer Mill Dam 2018 Dover Upper Sawyer Mill Dam 2019 Dover Union Village Dam 2014 Winchester Branch River Champlin Pond Dam #1 2005 Rochester Clark Brook Champlin Pond Dam #2 2005 Rochester Great Dam 2016 Exeter Exeter River Bunker Pond Dam 2011 Epping Lamprey River Rex Tannery Dam 2010 Raymond Tributary to Lamprey River Little Hale Pond Dam 2019 Durham Littlehole Creek Lower Peverly Pond Dam 2021 Newington Peverly Brook Winnicut River Dam 2009 Greenland Winnicut River Bearcamp River Dam 2003 South Tamworth Bearcamp River Saco River Badger Pond Dam 2004 Belmont Tioga River Winnipesaukee River
Planned and proposed removals Dam Expected year Location Watercourse Watershed Notes Fiske Mill Dam 2024 Hinsdale Ashuelot River Connecticut River Mill dam built in 1922, converted into a hydroelectric dam in 1986. , The Nature Conservancy was in talks to purchase and remove the dam. Israel River Dam Lancaster Israel River Kimball Brook Dam 2023 Stratford Kimball Brook Washburn Mill Dam 2023 Colebrook Mohawk River Brennan Brook/Crochet Mountain Brook Dam 2024 Francestown Brennan Brook Merrimack River Breeder Pond Dam (Highway Pond Dam) Franconia Pemigewasset 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 Scott Brook Millers River Gonic Dam Gonic Cochecho River Piscataqua River Rochester City Council voted unanimously to pursue dam removal in 2010. , the dams are owned by a developer who wants to remove them before building housing in the area. Gonic Sawmill Dam Gonic Mill Pond Dam 2024 Durham Oyster River Beech River Mill Dam Ossipee 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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