Dams in Greene County, New York

28Total Dams
7High Hazard
7Significant

Dam Safety in Greene County, New York

Greene County has 28 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 7 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 7 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 4 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Greene County is 68 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Sleepy Hollow Dam at 83 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Sleepy Hollow DamHighSatisfactory83Recreation1972
Batavia Kill Watershed Dam #1HighSatisfactory74Recreation1974
Batavia Kill Watershed Dam #3HighSatisfactory63Flood Risk Reduction1970
Batavia Kill Watershed Dam #4aHighSatisfactory57Flood Risk Reduction1967
Potuck Reservoir DamHighSatisfactory37Water Supply1930
Camp Harriman DamHighSatisfactory28Recreation1913
Hunter Mountain Lake DamHighSatisfactory19Water Supply1993
Coxsackie Reservoir DamSignificantPoor31Water Supply1940
Medway DamSignificantPoor30Water Supply1967
Colgate Lake DamSignificantSatisfactory20Recreation2007
Onteora Pond DamSignificantPoor18Irrigation1924
Tannersville Reservoir #3 DamSignificantPoor17Water Supply1957
South Lake DamSignificantNot Rated15Recreation1973
Athens Water Supply DamSignificantSatisfactory8Water Supply1925
Coxsackie Reservoir #2 DamLowFair30Water Supply1950
Klatz DamLowNot Rated24Other1907
Lake Heloise DamLowNot Rated20Recreation1910
William Mead DamLowNot Rated17Recreation1968
R & E Banks DamLowNot Rated16Recreation1966
Knupfer Dam & DikeLowNot Rated16Recreation1972
Bronck Lake DamLowNot Rated14Recreation1941
Tranquility Camp DamLowNot Rated13Recreation1977
Levy DamLowNot Rated12Recreation1988
Durham Concert Site Dam And DikeLowNot Rated10Recreation2003
Carelas Lake DamLowNot Rated10Recreation1952
Beaver Dam Lake DamLowNot Rated7Recreation1940
Friar Tuck Pond DamLowNot Rated7Recreation1975
Coxsackie Corr Fclty Retention Pnd DamLowNot Rated7Flood Risk Reduction