This is a list of dams in New York that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.
Completed removals
Dam[1] | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes |
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Chubb River Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2013 | Lake Placid 44°16′46″N 73°58′49″W / 44.2794°N 73.9803°W |
Chubb River | Ausable River | Hydropower dam owned by the Village of Lake Placid. National Inventory of Dams ID NY01436. |
Lake Placid Village Dam | 19 ft (5.8 m) | 2014 | Lake Placid 44°16′31″N 73°58′42″W / 44.2753°N 73.9784°W |
Dam built for recreation, owned by the Village of Lake Placid. | ||
Ausable Quarry Dam (Notch House Dam) | 3 ft (0.91 m) (est.)[2] | 2016 | Lake Placid 44°18′14″N 73°55′27″W / 44.3039°N 73.9242°W |
West Branch Ausable River | [2] | |
Rome Dam | 37 ft (11 m) | 2018 | Au Sable Forks 44°26′24″N 73°42′20″W / 44.44°N 73.7055°W |
Paper mill dam owned by the Town of Jay.[2] | ||
Saw Mill Dam | 9 ft (2.7 m) | 2015 | Willsboro 44°21′59″N 73°23′29″W / 44.3664°N 73.3914°W |
Boquet River | Boquet River | Owned by the Village of Willsboro. |
Crowningshield Dam | 7 ft (2.1 m) | 2008 | Lewis, Essex County 44°19′49″N 73°32′48″W / 44.3303°N 73.5467°W |
North Branch Boquet River | ||
Cold Brook Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2022 | Willsboro 44°19′29″N 73°28′38″W / 44.3247°N 73.4773°W |
Cold Brook | Dry hydrant impoundment owned by the Reber Fire Department. | |
American Legion Pool Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2007 | Norwich 42°32′04″N 75°32′06″W / 42.5344°N 75.5351°W |
Canasawacta Creek | Chenango River | Built to create a swimming area. |
Earl's Pond Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2011 | Madison County 42°51′20″N 75°39′48″W / 42.8555°N 75.6633°W |
Eaton Brook | Owned by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. | |
Oriskany Falls Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2018 | Oriskany 42°55′16″N 75°28′47″W / 42.9211°N 75.4797°W |
Tributary to Oriskany Creek | Water supply dam owned by the Village of Oriskany Falls. NY12273. | |
Luxton Lake Dam | 1983[3] | Tusten 41°35′24″N 75°00′42″W / 41.59°N 75.0117°W |
Tenmile River | Delaware River | ||
Cuddebackville Dam | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 2004 | Godeffroy 41°28′07″N 74°36′47″W / 41.4685°N 74.6131°W |
Neversink River | Hydropower diversion dam o by Orange County. NY00493. | |
Bear Brook Lower Dam | 2020 | Delaware 41°58′01″N 75°17′35″W / 41.967°N 75.293°W |
Bear Brook | |||
Lower Little Pond Dam | 2008 | Andes 42°02′13″N 74°44′34″W / 42.0369°N 74.7428°W |
Tributary to Beaver Kill | |||
Pike Dam | 2021 | Pike 42°33′24″N 78°09′18″W / 42.5566°N 78.155°W |
Wiscoy Creek | Genesee River | National Inventory of Dams ID NY14021. | |
Fort Edward Dam | 31 ft (9.4 m) | 1973 | Fort Edward 43°16′06″N 73°35′48″W / 43.2684°N 73.5967°W |
Hudson River | Hudson River | |
Breakneck Brook Dam | 18 ft (5.5 m) | 2011 | Putnam County 41°26′56″N 73°57′46″W / 41.4488°N 73.9628°W |
Breakneck Brook | Dam built for recreation. Owned by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. | |
Shapp Pond Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2016 | Dutchess County 41°48′45″N 73°45′32″W / 41.8125°N 73.7589°W |
East Branch Wappinger Creek | ||
Furnace Brook Barrier #1 | 4.75 ft (1.45 m) | 2020 | Cortlandt 41°13′51″N 73°55′07″W / 41.2307°N 73.9185°W |
Furnace Brook | Mill dam. | |
May's Field Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2020 | Washingtonville 41°25′35″N 74°09′48″W / 41.4265°N 74.1634°W |
Moodna Creek | ||
Curry Pond Dam | 3 ft (0.91 m) | Garrison 41°20′39″N 73°56′37″W / 41.3441°N 73.9437°W |
Tributary to Hudson River | |||
Strook's Felt Factory Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2020 | Newburgh 41°29′27″N 74°01′03″W / 41.4908°N 74.0176°W |
Quassaic Creek | Felt mill dam owned by the City of Newburgh and Orange County. | |
Nicholson Road Dam | 2019 | East Fishkill 41°31′41″N 73°41′14″W / 41.5281°N 73.6871°W |
Tributary to Stump Pond Stream | Owned by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. | ||
Lower Chia Lin Dam | 2021 | Stormville 41°31′54″N 73°43′27″W / 41.5316°N 73.7243°W |
Leetown Brook | Dam built for recreation. NY01259. | ||
Wynantskill Dam (Hudson Valley Fuel Dam) | 2016 | Troy 42°42′19″N 73°41′56″W / 42.7053°N 73.6989°W |
Wynants Kill | Owned by the City of Troy. | ||
William Miaski Dam | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) | 2010 | Stephentown 42°32′06″N 73°25′06″W / 42.535°N 73.4183°W |
Tributary to Kinderhook Creek | Dam built for recreation. | |
Jansen Road Dam | 20.5 ft (6.2 m) | 2011 | New Paltz 41°43′41″N 74°05′56″W / 41.7281°N 74.0989°W |
Tributary to Wallkill River | Flood control and stormwater management dam. | |
LaSalle Dam | 40 ft (12 m) | 2010 | Altona 44°52′48″N 73°39′23″W / 44.8799°N 73.6563°W |
Great Chazy River | Lake Champlain | Hydropower dam owned by Altona. |
Petro Dam (Lower Mill Brook Dam) | 2015 | Moriah 44°02′55″N 73°28′29″W / 44.0487°N 73.4747°W |
Mill Brook | |||
Smith Mills Dam | 19 ft (5.8 m) | 2020 | Chautauqua County 42°30′13″N 79°06′13″W / 42.5037°N 79.1035°W |
Silver Creek | Lake Erie | Water supply dam. |
Harrison's Pond Dam | 2010 | Kings Park 40°53′37″N 73°13′41″W / 40.8936°N 73.2281°W |
Tributary to Nissequogue River | Long Island Sound | Dam built for ice harvesting. | |
Gray Reservoir Dam | 34 ft (10 m) | 2002 | Cold Brook 43°15′17″N 74°55′39″W / 43.2547°N 74.9276°W |
Black Creek | Mohawk River | Originally a water storage facility for local mills and a backup water supply for the City of Utica. Owned by the Upper Mohawk Valley Regional Water Board. |
Remington Arms Company Dam (English Street Dam) | 13 ft (4.0 m) | 2020 | Ilion 43°00′26″N 75°02′28″W / 43.0072°N 75.0412°W |
Steele Creek | ||
Upper Crown Mill Dam | 2008 | Marcellus 42°59′06″N 76°20′10″W / 42.9849°N 76.3361°W |
Ninemile Creek | Oswego River | Wool mill dam. | |
Gaynor Dam (The State Dam) | 2012 | Fayetteville 43°01′57″N 76°00′50″W / 43.0324°N 76.0139°W |
Limestone Creek | Owned by the Village of Fayetteville. | ||
M Seeman Dam | 40 ft (12 m) | 2012 | Pompey 42°56′07″N 75°57′46″W / 42.9353°N 75.9628°W |
West Branch of Limestone Creek | Dam built for recreation. | |
Hillburn Reservoir Dam | 22 ft (6.7 m) | 2012 | Hillburn 41°07′33″N 74°11′00″W / 41.1258°N 74.1834°W |
Tributary to Ramapo River | Passaic River | Water supply dam. |
Eagle Lake Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2012 | Tuxedo 41°09′12″N 74°14′17″W / 41.1532°N 74.2381°W |
Tributary to Summit Brook | Dam built for recreation. | |
Fort Covington Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2009 | Fort Covington 44°59′23″N 74°29′46″W / 44.9897°N 74.496°W |
Salmon River | Salmon River | Hydropower dam owned by the Fort Covington Light, Heat and Power Company. |
Indian Rapids Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2023 | Plattsburgh 44°40′30″N 73°29′16″W / 44.6750°N 73.4879°W |
Saranac River | Saranac River | Funding to support the project flowed from multiple streams: $536,000 from Patriot Hydro, $175,000 from the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, $65,000 from New York State Electric and Gas, and $370,000 from the Lake Champlain Basin Program (made possibly by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Biden in 2021)[4] |
Fredenburgh Falls Dam | 2023 | Plattsburgh 44°40′09″N 73°29′38″W / 44.6692°N 73.4940°W | ||||
Hogansburg Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2016 | Hogansburg 44°58′27″N 74°39′55″W / 44.9742°N 74.6652°W |
St. Regis River | St. Regis River | Hydropower dam owned by Erie Boulevard Hydro, L.P. and St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. |
Fowler Finch Dam | 16 ft (4.9 m) | 2011 | North Franklin 42°18′39″N 75°14′18″W / 42.3108°N 75.2384°W |
Tributary to Carrs Creek | Susquehanna River | Dam built for recreation. |
Chenango 7 Wildlife Pond Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2015 | Bainbridge 42°21′50″N 75°32′16″W / 42.3638°N 75.5379°W |
Tributary to Kelsey Creek | Owned by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. | |
Sidney Reservoir Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | 2018 | Bainbridge 42°19′47″N 75°25′29″W / 42.3297°N 75.4247°W |
Peckham Brook | Water supply dam owned by the Village of Sidney. | |
Broome Corporate Park Pond Dam #1 | 14 ft (4.3 m) | 2011 | Conklin 42°02′25″N 75°48′33″W / 42.0403°N 75.8092°W |
Tributary to Susquehanna River | Flood control and stormwater management dam owned by the Broome County Industrial Development Authority. | |
West Winfield Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2011 | Winfield 42°52′56″N 75°11′28″W / 42.8821°N 75.191°W |
Unadilla River | Owned by the Village of Winfield. | |
Karpel Dam | 14 ft (4.3 m) | 2012 | Tioga County 42°07′27″N 76°20′50″W / 42.1241°N 76.3472°W |
Tributary to Pipe Creek | Dam built for recreation. |
References
- ↑ "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare. American Rivers. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 Longmire, Stephen (17 August 2018). "Mystery Dam". www.ausableriver.org. Ausable River Association. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ↑ "Luxton Lake/Ten Mile River - Narrowsburg, NY". scenicwilddelawareriver.com. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ↑ Macdonald, Bridget (August 30, 2023). "Removal of two dams on the lower Saranac River marks milestone for Atlantic salmon restoration in Lake Champlain basin". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
External links
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