List of dam removals in New York
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This is a list of dams in New York that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.
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Removals by watershed
Delaware River
The 6-foot (1.8 m) tall Cuddebackville Dam on the Neversink River, a tributary of the Delaware River, was built in two portions dating from the 1820s (for water diversion into a canal) and 1915 (for hydroelectric power). The dam had been abandoned since 1945, and was removed in October 2004 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a novel partnership with the Nature Conservancy. The removal benefited aquatic life in the area, specifically the Dwarf Wedge Mussel and the American Shad. The dam was said to be the first in New York to be removed solely for environmental reasons.[1][2]
Saranac River
In 2023 two dams were removed from the lower Saranac River in Plattsburgh: Indian Rapids Dam and Fredenburgh Falls Dam. 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).[3]
Completed removals
| Dam[4] | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chubb River Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2013 | Lake Placid 44.2794°N 73.9803°W |
Chubb River | Ausable River |
| Lake Placid Village Dam | 19 ft (5.8 m) | 2014 | Lake Placid 44.2753°N 73.9784°W | ||
| Ausable Quarry Dam (Notch House Dam)[5] | 3 ft (0.91 m) (est.)[5] | 2016 | Lake Placid 44.3039°N 73.9242°W |
West Branch Ausable River | |
| Rome Dam[5] | 37 ft (11 m) | 2018 | Au Sable Forks 44.44°N 73.7055°W | ||
| Saw Mill Dam | 9 ft (2.7 m) | 2015 | Willsboro 44.3664°N 73.3914°W |
Boquet River | Boquet River |
| Crowningshield Dam | 7 ft (2.1 m) | 2008 | Lewis, Essex County 44.3303°N 73.5467°W |
North Branch Boquet River | |
| Cold Brook Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2022 | Willsboro 44.3247°N 73.4773°W |
Cold Brook | |
| American Legion Pool Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2007 | Norwich 42.5344°N 75.5351°W |
Canasawacta Creek | Chenango River |
| Earl's Pond Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2011 | Madison County 42.8555°N 75.6633°W |
Eaton Brook | |
| Oriskany Falls Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2018 | Oriskany 42.9211°N 75.4797°W |
Tributary to Oriskany Creek | |
| Luxton Lake Dam[6] | 1983 | Tusten 41.59°N 75.0117°W |
Tenmile River | Delaware River | |
| Cuddebackville Dam | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 2004 | Godeffroy 41.4685°N 74.6131°W |
Neversink River | |
| Bear Brook Lower Dam | 2020 | Delaware 41.967°N 75.293°W |
Bear Brook | ||
| Lower Little Pond Dam | 2008 | Andes 42.0369°N 74.7428°W |
Tributary to Beaver Kill | ||
| Pike Dam | 2021 | Pike 42.5566°N 78.155°W |
Wiscoy Creek | Genesee River | |
| Fort Edward Dam | 31 ft (9.4 m) | 1973 | Fort Edward 43.2684°N 73.5967°W |
Hudson River | Hudson River |
| Breakneck Brook Dam | 18 ft (5.5 m) | 2011 | Putnam County 41.4488°N 73.9628°W |
Breakneck Brook | |
| Shapp Pond Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2016 | Dutchess County 41.8125°N 73.7589°W |
East Branch Wappinger Creek | |
| Furnace Brook Barrier #1 | 4.75 ft (1.45 m) | 2020 | Cortlandt 41.2307°N 73.9185°W |
Furnace Brook | |
| May's Field Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2020 | Washingtonville 41.4265°N 74.1634°W |
Moodna Creek | |
| Curry Pond Dam | 3 ft (0.91 m) | Garrison 41.3441°N 73.9437°W |
Tributary to Hudson River | ||
| Strook's Felt Factory Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2020 | Newburgh 41.4908°N 74.0176°W |
Quassaic Creek | |
| Nicholson Road Dam | 2019 | East Fishkill 41.5281°N 73.6871°W |
Tributary to Stump Pond Stream | ||
| Lower Chia Lin Dam | 2021 | Stormville 41.5316°N 73.7243°W |
Leetown Brook | ||
| Wynantskill Dam (Hudson Valley Fuel Dam) | 2016 | Troy 42.7053°N 73.6989°W |
Wynants Kill | ||
| William Miaski Dam | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) | 2010 | Stephentown 42.535°N 73.4183°W |
Tributary to Kinderhook Creek | |
| Jansen Road Dam | 20.5 ft (6.2 m) | 2011 | New Paltz 41.7281°N 74.0989°W |
Tributary to Wallkill River | |
| LaSalle Dam | 40 ft (12 m) | 2010 | Altona 44.8799°N 73.6563°W |
Great Chazy River | Lake Champlain |
| Petro Dam (Lower Mill Brook Dam) | 2015 | Moriah 44.0487°N 73.4747°W |
Mill Brook | ||
| Smith Mills Dam | 19 ft (5.8 m) | 2020 | Chautauqua County 42.5037°N 79.1035°W |
Silver Creek | Lake Erie |
| Harrison's Pond Dam | 2010 | Kings Park 40.8936°N 73.2281°W |
Tributary to Nissequogue River | Long Island Sound | |
| New Mill Pond Dam | 15 ft | 2024 | Smithtown | Northeast Branch of Nissequogue River | |
| Gray Reservoir Dam | 34 ft (10 m) | 2002 | Cold Brook 43.2547°N 74.9276°W |
Black Creek | Mohawk River |
| Remington Arms Company Dam (English Street Dam) | 13 ft (4.0 m) | 2020 | Ilion 43.0072°N 75.0412°W |
Steele Creek | |
| Upper Crown Mill Dam | 2008 | Marcellus 42.9849°N 76.3361°W |
Ninemile Creek | Oswego River | |
| Gaynor Dam (The State Dam) | 2012 | Fayetteville 43.0324°N 76.0139°W |
Limestone Creek | ||
| M Seeman Dam | 40 ft (12 m) | 2012 | Pompey 42.9353°N 75.9628°W |
West Branch of Limestone Creek | |
| Hillburn Reservoir Dam | 22 ft (6.7 m) | 2012 | Hillburn 41.1258°N 74.1834°W |
Tributary to Ramapo River | Passaic River |
| Eagle Lake Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2012 | Tuxedo 41.1532°N 74.2381°W |
Tributary to Summit Brook | |
| Fort Covington Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2009 | Fort Covington 44.9897°N 74.496°W |
Salmon River | Salmon River |
| Indian Rapids Dam[3] | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2023 | Plattsburgh 44.6750°N 73.4879°W |
Saranac River | Saranac River |
| Fredenburgh Falls Dam[3] | 2023 | Plattsburgh 44.6692°N 73.4940°W | |||
| Hogansburg Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2016 | Hogansburg 44.9742°N 74.6652°W |
St. Regis River | St. Regis River |
| Fowler Finch Dam | 16 ft (4.9 m) | 2011 | North Franklin 42.3108°N 75.2384°W |
Tributary to Carrs Creek | Susquehanna River |
| Chenango 7 Wildlife Pond Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2015 | Bainbridge 42.3638°N 75.5379°W |
Tributary to Kelsey Creek | |
| Sidney Reservoir Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | 2018 | Bainbridge 42.3297°N 75.4247°W |
Peckham Brook | |
| Broome Corporate Park Pond Dam #1 | 14 ft (4.3 m) | 2011 | Conklin 42.0403°N 75.8092°W |
Tributary to Susquehanna River | |
| West Winfield Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2011 | Winfield 42.8821°N 75.191°W |
Unadilla River | |
| Karpel Dam | 14 ft (4.3 m) | 2012 | Tioga County 42.1241°N 76.3472°W |
Tributary to Pipe Creek |
