This is a list of dams in New Jersey that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.__TOC__
Dam[1] | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes | |
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Cedar Creek Weir | 2014 | Lacey Township | Cedar Creek | Barnegat Bay | Dam built for stream gauge purposes. Owned by the United States Geological Survey. | ||
Kincaid Lake Dam | 2018 | Harrison Township | Big Clems Run | Delaware River | Dam built for recreation. Owned by Gloucester County and several private landowners. | ||
Glenside Dam | 1997 | Blackwood | Tributary to South Branch Big Timber Creek | ||||
Sooy Lake Dam | 2013 | Woodland Township | Tributary to Burrs Mill Brook | Dam built for agriculture. | |||
Sterling Lake Dam | 2011 | Washington Township, Gloucester County | Duffield Run | Dam built for recreation. | |||
Camp Inawendiwin Lower Dam | 2014 | Tabernacle Township | Friendship Creek | Dam built for recreation at Camp Inawendiwin, a Girl Scout camp. | |||
Stone's Dam | 2013 | Milford | Hakihokake Creek | Owned by the Borough of Milford. | |||
Gruendyke Mill Dam | 2007 | Hackettstown | Musconetcong River | Dam built for a grist mill and ice harvesting. | |||
Seber Dam[2] | [3] | 2009 | Hackettstown | ||||
Riegelsville Mill Dam | 2011 | Holland Township | Mill dam. | ||||
Hughesville Dam | 2016 | Holland Township and Pohatcong Township | Paper mill dam owned by the International Process Plants and Equipment Corporation. | ||||
Finesville Dam | 2011 | Pohatcong Township | Mill dam. | ||||
Columbia Lake Dam | 2018 | Knowlton Township | Paulins Kill | Hydropower dam owned by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. . | |||
County Line Dam | 2022 | Stillwater Township and Hardwick Township | Timber mill dam. | ||||
Willever Lake Dam | 2011 | Mansfield Township, Warren County | Pohatcong Creek | Dam built for recreation. . | |||
Warren Hills Regional School District Dam | 2020 | Washington Township, Warren County | Tributary to Pohatcong Creek | Owned by the Warren Hills Regional School District. | |||
Lake Basgalore Dam | 2018 | Woolwich Township | Tributary to Raccoon Creek | Dam built for recreation. Owned by Gloucester County and several private landowners. | |||
Father John's Lane Dam | 2009 | Lafayette Township | Tributary to Paulins Kill | Dam built for recreation. | |||
Middleville Dam | 2009 | Stillwater Township | Tributary to Paulins Kill | Dam built for recreation. | |||
Piraneo Lake Dam | 2014 | Andover | Tributary to Pequest River | Privately owned, sold to New Jersey after removal. | |||
Pursel's Mill Dam | 2006 | Phillipsburg | Lopatcong Creek | Mill dam. | |||
Flower Hill Dam | 2017 | Hopewell Township, Mercer County | Tributary to Shabakunk Creek | Owned by The College of New Jersey. | |||
No. 10 Watergate Pond Dam | 2021 | Hardwick Township | Van Campens Brook | Dams removed as a principal part of the Watergate Wetlands Restoration Project within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.[4] | |||
No. 2 Watergate Pond Dam | 2021 | Hardwick Township | |||||
Upper Blue Mountain Dam | 1995 | Layton | Tributary to Van Campens Brook | ||||
Pool Colony Dam | 1999 | Newton | Tributary to Van Campens Brook | ||||
Lake Success Dam | 1995 | Walpack Township | Tributary to Van Campens Brook | ||||
Lore's Mill Dam | 2022 | Commercial Township | Dividing Creek | Dividing Creek | Owned by the Unimin Corporation and the County of Cumberland. | ||
Unexpected Road Dam | 2014 | Buena Vista Township | Tributary to Hospitality Branch | Great Egg Harbor River | |||
New Jersey No Name # 125 Dam | 2010 | Hamilton Township, Atlantic County | Race Branch | Irrigation dams. | |||
New Jersey No Name # 126 Dam | 2010 | Hamilton Township, Atlantic County | |||||
Wrubel Swimming Pool Dam | 2013 | Demarest | Cresskill Brook | Hackensack River | Dam built for swimming. | ||
Westecunk Creek Barrier | 2015 | Eagleswood Township | Westecunk Creek | Little Egg Harbor | Located within Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.[5] | ||
Burnt Mills Dam | 2019 | Bedminster | Burnt Mill Branch | Maurice River | Grist mill dam owned by the Township of Bedminster. . | ||
Westor Dam | 2016 | Holmdel Township | Tributary to Willow Brook | Navesink River | Irrigation and farm pond dam. | ||
Fullenkamp Dam | 2011 | Harding Township | Catfish Brook | Passaic River | Dam built for agriculture. | ||
Patex Pond Dam | 1990 | Montville | Crooked Brook | ||||
Lake Hudsonia Dam | 2021 | Morris Township | Hibernia Brook | Built for recreation at a Girl Scout Camp. Owned by the Township of Rockaway. . | |||
Cooke's Pond Dam | 2010 | Franklin Lakes Borough | Tributary to Ho-Ho-Kus Brook | ||||
Lake Hartung Dam | 2021 | Jefferson Township | Russia Brook | ||||
Knox Hill Dam | 1996 | Morristown | Tributary to Whippany River | ||||
Bodine Pond Dam | 2011 | Franklin Township, Hunterdon County | Tributary to Capoolong Creek | Raritan River | Dam built for recreation. | ||
Pottersville Dam | 1985 | Califon | Cold Brook | ||||
Weston Mill Dam | 2017 | Manville and Franklin Township, Somerset County | Millstone River | Hydropower dam owned by New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. | |||
Nevius Street Dam | 2013 | Raritan | Raritan River | Dam built for aesthetics. Owned by Duke Farms. | |||
Roberts Street Dam | 2012 | Bridgewater Township | Dam built for irrigation and recreation. Owned by the Park Commission of Somerset County. | ||||
Calco Dam | 2011 | Bridgewater Township | Chemical dispersion dam owned by the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority. | ||||
Fieldsville Dam | 1990 | Somerset | |||||
Sylvan Lake Dam | 2012 | Skillman | Rock Brook | ||||
Camp Beisler Dam | 2021 | Lebanon Township | Spruce Run | . | |||
Jericho Pond Dam | 2021 | Stow Creek Township | Stow Creek | Stow Creek | Owned by the County of Cumberland. . | ||
Kazmar Pond Dam | 2017 | Vernon Township | Tributary to Wawayanda Creek | Wallkill River | Dam built for recreation, owned by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. |