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.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caneadea Dam | High | Fair | 140 | Recreation | 1929 |
| Cuba Lake Dam | High | Fair | 55 | Recreation | 1872 |
| Wiscoy Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 33 | Other | 1921 |
| Herr Pond Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Amity Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Singer Pond Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 20 | ||
| Arling Saunders Pond Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 13 | Other | 1954 |
| Cuba Lake Outlet Spillway Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | 1919 |
| Foster Lake Dam & Dike | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Bomac Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1957 |
| David Williams Recreational Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Rockville Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Mills Mills Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Hydroelectric | 1930 |
| State Dam at Belmont | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Other | 1925 |
| Keaney Swamp Dam | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Andover Dam | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Other | 1951 |
| Beaver Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Recreation |