North Hartland Dam

North Hartland Dam (National ID # VT00002) is a dam on the Ottauquechee River in Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont.

The earthen dam was constructed between 1958 and 1961 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of 182 ft, and a length of 1640 ft at its crest. It impounds the river for flood control and storm water management. The dam is owned and operated by the New England District, North Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The riverine reservoir it creates, North Hartland Lake, has a normal water surface of 215 acre, a maximum capacity of 94,600 acre-ft, and a much smaller normal capacity of 2350 acre-ft. Recreation includes fishing, swimming and boating in the summer, and winter sports such as snowmobiling, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing.