40Total Dams
13High Hazard
12Significant
Dam Safety in Albany County, New York
Albany County has 40 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 13 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 12 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 9 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Albany County is 91 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Alcove Dam at 80 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcove Dam | High | Satisfactory | 80 | Water Supply | 1929 |
| Watervliet Upper Dam | High | Satisfactory | 72 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1912 |
| Vly Creek Reservoir Dike | High | Satisfactory | 40 | Water Supply | 1957 |
| Normanskill | High | Fair | 39 | Hydroelectric | 1916 |
| Altamont Main Reservoir Dam | High | Poor | 37 | Water Supply | 1898 |
| Helderberg Lake Dam | High | Fair | 35 | Recreation | 1944 |
| Rensselaer Lake Dam | High | Poor | 30 | Recreation | 1850 |
| Watervliet Lower Dam | High | Satisfactory | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1912 |
| Vly Creek Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 25 | Water Supply | 1957 |
| Myosotis Lake Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | 1933 |
| Basic Creek Dam | High | Poor | 21 | Water Supply | 1928 |
| Cohoes Reservoir #3 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Water Supply | 1885 |
| Loudonville Reservoir Dam | High | Satisfactory | 18 | Water Supply | 1936 |
| Lake Ridge Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 60 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Bardack Dam | Significant | Poor | 25 | Recreation | 1912 |
| Altamont Reservoir Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 23 | Water Supply | 1936 |
| West Albany Storm Retention Basin a Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Lisha Kill Dam | Significant | Poor | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1923 |
| Watervliet Balancing Reservoir Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 20 | Water Supply | 1915 |
| Troy Lock and Dam 1 | Significant | Not assessed | 20 | Navigation | 1915 |
| Camp Givah Dam | Significant | Poor | 17 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Kaye Pond Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 13 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Onderdonk Lake Dam | Significant | Poor | 11 | Recreation | 1928 |
| Warner Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 10 | Recreation | 1964 |
| West Albany Storm Retention Basin B Dam | Significant | Poor | 9 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Littles Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Waldens Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Bethlehem Reservoir Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Water Supply | 1995 |
| Schuyler Meadows Club Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | |
| Nancy Lawson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1996 |
| Student Prince Restaurant Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1964 |
| White Birch Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Fawn Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Other | 1938 |
| School Street | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | Hydroelectric | 1865 |
| Crescent - Dam C | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Hydroelectric | 1912 |
| Lake Woodstock Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1984 |
| Tubbs Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Other | 1962 |
| Tivoli Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | 1851 |
| Pangburn & Hotaling Wildlife Dam | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Becker Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Recreation |