| Dam |
Height |
Year removed |
Location |
Watercourse |
Watershed |
Notes
|
| 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 / 44.2794; -73.9803 (Chubb River Dam)
|
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 / 44.2753; -73.9784 (Lake Placid Village Dam)
|
Dam built for recreation, owned by the Village of Lake Placid.
|
| Ausable Quarry Dam (Notch House Dam)
|
3 ft (0.91 m) (est.)
|
2016
|
Lake Placid
44°18′14″N 73°55′27″W / 44.3039°N 73.9242°W / 44.3039; -73.9242 (Ausable Quarry Dam)
|
West Branch Ausable River
|
|
| Rome Dam
|
37 ft (11 m)
|
2018
|
Au Sable Forks
44°26′24″N 73°42′20″W / 44.44°N 73.7055°W / 44.44; -73.7055 (Rome Dam)
|
Paper mill dam owned by the Town of Jay.
|
| Saw Mill Dam
|
9 ft (2.7 m)
|
2015
|
Willsboro
44°21′59″N 73°23′29″W / 44.3664°N 73.3914°W / 44.3664; -73.3914 (Saw Mill Dam)
|
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 / 44.3303; -73.5467 (Crowningshield Dam)
|
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 / 44.3247; -73.4773 (Cold Brook Dam)
|
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 / 42.5344; -75.5351 (American Legion Pool Dam)
|
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 / 42.8555; -75.6633 (Earl's Pond Dam)
|
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 / 42.9211; -75.4797 (Oriskany Falls Dam)
|
Tributary to Oriskany Creek
|
Water supply dam owned by the Village of Oriskany Falls. NY12273.
|
| Luxton Lake Dam
|
|
1983
|
Tusten
41°35′24″N 75°00′42″W / 41.59°N 75.0117°W / 41.59; -75.0117 (Luxton Lake Dam)
|
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 / 41.4685; -74.6131 (Cuddebackville Dam)
|
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 / 41.967; -75.293 (Bear Brook Lower Dam)
|
Bear Brook
|
|
| Lower Little Pond Dam
|
|
2008
|
Andes
42°02′13″N 74°44′34″W / 42.0369°N 74.7428°W / 42.0369; -74.7428 (Lower Little Pond Dam)
|
Tributary to Beaver Kill
|
|
| Pike Dam
|
|
2021
|
Pike
42°33′24″N 78°09′18″W / 42.5566°N 78.155°W / 42.5566; -78.155 (Pike Dam)
|
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 / 43.2684; -73.5967 (Fort Edward Dam)
|
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 / 41.4488; -73.9628 (Breakneck Brook Dam)
|
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 / 41.8125; -73.7589 (Shapp Pond Dam)
|
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 / 41.2307; -73.9185 (Furnace Brook Barrier #1)
|
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 / 41.4265; -74.1634 (May's Field Dam)
|
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 / 41.3441; -73.9437 (Curry Pond Dam)
|
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 / 41.4908; -74.0176 (Strook's Felt Factory Dam)
|
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 / 41.5281; -73.6871 (Nicholson Road Dam)
|
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 / 41.5316; -73.7243 (Lower Chia Lin Dam)
|
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 / 42.7053; -73.6989 (Wynantskill Dam (Hudson Valley Fuel Dam))
|
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 / 42.535; -73.4183 (William Miaski Dam)
|
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 / 41.7281; -74.0989 (Jansen Road Dam)
|
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 / 44.8799; -73.6563 (LaSalle Dam)
|
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 / 44.0487; -73.4747 (Petro Dam (Lower Mill Brook Dam))
|
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 / 42.5037; -79.1035 (Smith Mills Dam)
|
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 / 40.8936; -73.2281 (Harrison's Pond Dam)
|
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 / 43.2547; -74.9276 (Gray Reservoir Dam)
|
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 / 43.0072; -75.0412 (Remington Arms Company Dam (English Street Dam))
|
Steele Creek
|
|
| Upper Crown Mill Dam
|
|
2008
|
Marcellus
42°59′06″N 76°20′10″W / 42.9849°N 76.3361°W / 42.9849; -76.3361 (Upper Crown Mill Dam)
|
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 / 43.0324; -76.0139 (Gaynor Dam (The State Dam))
|
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 / 42.9353; -75.9628 (M Seeman Dam)
|
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 / 41.1258; -74.1834 (Hillburn Reservoir Dam)
|
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 / 41.1532; -74.2381 (Eagle Lake Dam)
|
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 / 44.9897; -74.496 (Fort Covington Dam)
|
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 / 44.6750; -73.4879 (Indian Rapids Dam)
|
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)
|
| Fredenburgh Falls Dam
|
|
2023
|
Plattsburgh
44°40′09″N 73°29′38″W / 44.6692°N 73.4940°W / 44.6692; -73.4940 (Fredenburgh Falls Dam)
|
| Hogansburg Dam
|
12 ft (3.7 m)
|
2016
|
Hogansburg
44°58′27″N 74°39′55″W / 44.9742°N 74.6652°W / 44.9742; -74.6652 (Hogansburg Dam)
|
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 / 42.3108; -75.2384 (Fowler Finch Dam)
|
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 / 42.3638; -75.5379 (Chenango 7 Wildlife Pond Dam)
|
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 / 42.3297; -75.4247 (Sidney Reservoir Dam)
|
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 / 42.0403; -75.8092 (Broome Corporate Park Pond Dam #1)
|
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 / 42.8821; -75.191 (West Winfield Dam)
|
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 / 42.1241; -76.3472 (Karpel Dam)
|
Tributary to Pipe Creek
|
Dam built for recreation.
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