Dams in Allegany County, New York

17Total Dams
2High Hazard
6Significant

Dam Safety in Allegany County, New York

Allegany County has 17 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 2 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 6 carry a significant hazard classification.

The average dam in Allegany County is 83 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Caneadea Dam at 140 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Caneadea DamHighFair140Recreation1929
Cuba Lake DamHighFair55Recreation1872
Wiscoy DamSignificantNot Rated33Other1921
Herr Pond DamSignificantNot Rated29Recreation1956
Amity Lake DamSignificantNot Rated22Recreation1963
Singer Pond DamSignificantNot Rated20
Arling Saunders Pond DamSignificantNot Rated13Other1954
Cuba Lake Outlet Spillway DamSignificantNot Rated9Recreation1919
Foster Lake Dam & DikeLowNot Rated22Recreation1967
Bomac Lake DamLowNot Rated22Recreation1957
David Williams Recreational Lake DamLowNot Rated19Recreation1971
Rockville Lake DamLowNot Rated12Recreation1977
Mills Mills DamLowNot Rated12Hydroelectric1930
State Dam At BelmontLowNot Rated11Other1925
Keaney Swamp DamLowNot Rated9Fish and Wildlife Pond
Andover DamLowNot Rated9Other1951
Beaver Lake DamLowNot Rated7Recreation