Albany

About Albany

The primary purpose of Albany is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Village Of Albany (local government). It impounds the Sugar near Albany.

The dam stands 13 feet tall and stretches 280 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 102 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,000 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 462 square miles. Completed in 1845, the structure is one of the older dams in the region, with over a century and a half of service.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 08/23/2017.

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