Recreation Dams in New York

New York has 950 recreation dams, of which 139 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Caneadea Dam	Allegany	140	High	Fair	1929
2	Sleepy Hollow Dam	Greene	83	High	Satisfactory	1972
3	Batavia Kill Watershed Dam #1	Greene	74	High	Satisfactory	1974
4	Silver Lake Reservoir Dam	Richmond	65	High	Satisfactory	1917
5	Glen Creek Dam	Schuyler	65	High	Fair	1957
6	Ischua Creek Watershed Dam #6a	Cattaraugus	63	High	Fair	1971
7	Kingsley Brook Reservoir Dam	Madison	63	High	Fair	1836
8	Lake Te-ata Dam	Orange	60	Significant	Poor	1927
9	Quaker Run Dam	Cattaraugus	59	Significant	Satisfactory	1930
10	Martin Dunham Reservoir Dam	Rensselaer	59	High	Poor	1913
11	Cuba Lake Dam	Allegany	55	High	Fair	1872
12	Graffenburg Reservoir Dam	Herkimer	55	Significant	Satisfactory	1854
13	Oquaga Creek State Park Dam	Broome	54	High	Poor	1976
14	Newtown Hoffman Site 3a Dam	Chemung	53	High	Satisfactory	1976
15	Merriewold Lake Dam	Orange	50	Significant	Poor	1953
16	Wilber Lake Dam	Otsego	50	High	Fair	1935
17	Bradley Lake Dam	Rensselaer	50	High	Fair	1859
18	Emerson Produce Reservoir Dam & Dike	Yates	50	Significant	Poor	1962
19	Camp Lakeland Pond Dam	Cattaraugus	47	Low	Not Rated	1964
20	Fresh Air Fund Dam #2	Dutchess	47	High	Satisfactory	1966
21	Indian Lake Stone Dam	Hamilton	47	High	Poor	1898
22	Nathaniel Cole Park Dam	Broome	46	Significant	Satisfactory	1973
23	Wright Lake Dam	Rensselaer	46	High	Fair	1861
24	Fresh Air Fund Dam #1	Dutchess	45	High	Satisfactory	1951
25	Fairport Reservoir Dam #1	Ontario	45	High	Poor	1923
26	Glenn Lake Dam	Chenango	43	High	Satisfactory	1965
27	Hamilton College Reservoir #4 Dam	Oneida	42	Low	Not Rated	1920
28	Black River Pond Dam	Rensselaer	42	High	Fair	1935
29	Winnisook Lake Dam	Ulster	42	Low	Not Rated
30	Honk Falls Dam	Ulster	42	High	Poor	1898
31	Robert Alcorn Dam	Cayuga	40	Low	Not Rated	1998
32	Springville Dam	Erie	40	High	Fair	1922
33	Stewarts Landing Dam	Fulton	40	Significant	Not Rated	1923
34	Northville Reservoir Dam	Fulton	40	Low	Not Rated	1929
35	Mulford Dam	Madison	40	Low	Not Rated
36	Kingston Reservoir #2 Dam	Ulster	40	Significant	Poor	1910
37	Grassy Sprain Reservoir Dam	Westchester	40	High	Satisfactory	1876
38	Long Pond Dam	Westchester	40	Significant	Poor	1936
39	Norwich Ymca Recreation Pond Dam	Chenango	39	Significant	Poor	1970
40	Turkey Hill Dam	Orange	39	Low	Not Rated	1933
41	Punch Bowl Dam	Schuyler	39	High	Fair	1936
42	Tillson Lake Dam	Ulster	39	High	Poor	1930
43	Meizinger Pond Dam	Columbia	38	Low	Not Rated
44	Thorne Dam	Dutchess	38	Significant	Fair	1905
45	Lake Macgregor Dam	Putnam	38	Significant	Satisfactory	1955
46	Mcgregor Dam	Clinton	37	High	Satisfactory	1968
47	Brady Pond Dam And Dike	Dutchess	37	High	Satisfactory	2001
48	Green Lake Dam	Erie	37	High	Satisfactory	1909
49	Chadwick Lake Dam	Orange	37	High	Satisfactory	1926
50	Otter Creek Dam	Orleans	37	Significant	Poor	1916
51	Cortlandt Lake Dam	Westchester	37	High	Satisfactory	1929
52	Camp Chautauqua Pond Dam	Cattaraugus	36	Significant	Not Rated	1965
53	Roxbury Dam	Delaware	36	High	Poor	1912
54	Mayfield Dam	Fulton	36	Low	Not Rated	1930
55	Silver Mine Lake Dam	Orange	36	Significant	Poor	1934
56	Larchwood Lake Dam	Otsego	36	High	Satisfactory	1969
57	Mogisca Lake Dam	Sullivan	36	Significant	Not Rated	1976
58	Treman Lake Dam	Tompkins	36	Significant	Poor	1930
59	30 Foot Dam	Tompkins	36	High	Poor	1903
60	Snow Making Pond Dam	Ulster	36	Low	Not Rated	1975
61	Helderberg Lake Dam	Albany	35	High	Fair	1944
62	Philmont Reservoir Dam	Columbia	35	Significant	Not Rated	1916
63	Rockwood Power Dam	Fulton	35	High	Poor	1916
64	Lake Wellington Dam - Camp Cutler	Ontario	35	Significant	Satisfactory	1971
65	Guymard Lake Dam	Orange	35	Low	Poor	1858
66	Lake Frederick	Orange	35	High	Poor	1911
67	Pleasure Lake Dam	Sullivan	35	High	Satisfactory	1875
68	Sanford C Emerson Rec Pond Dams A & B	Yates	35	Low	Not Rated	1967
69	Darlton Lake Dam	Delaware	34	Significant	Fair	1967
70	Bradner Creek Dam	Livingston	34	Low	Not Rated	1921
71	Doodletown Dam	Rockland	34	Significant	Poor	1976
72	White Hollow Dam	Schuyler	34	Significant	Fair	1936
73	Swan Lake Dam	Westchester	34	High	Poor	1933
74	Ymca Pond Dam	Clinton	33	Low	Not Rated	1971
75	Chiloway Lake Dam	Delaware	33	Low	Not Rated	1961
76	East Syracuse Reservoir Dam	Onondaga	33	High	Poor	1922
77	Old Brodhead Lake Dam	Sullivan	33	Low	Not Rated	2005
78	Lake Welch Dam	Rockland	32	High	Poor	1937
79	Pinewood Lake Dam	Steuben	32	Significant	Not Rated	1960
80	Hillside Pond Dam	Sullivan	32	Low	Not Rated	1995
81	North Lake Dam	Westchester	32	High	Satisfactory	1936
82	Joseph Torch Lake Dam	Broome	31	Significant	Poor	1966
83	Taylor Pond Dam	Clinton	31	High	Satisfactory	1924
84	Ledge Pond Dam	Dutchess	31	Low	Not Rated	2003
85	Montour Falls Reservoir Dam	Schuyler	31	Significant	Not Rated	1899
86	Swan Lake Dam	Sullivan	31	Significant	Fair	1894
87	Larchmont Water Company Dam #2	Westchester	31	High	Poor	1935
88	Rensselaer Lake Dam	Albany	30	High	Poor	1850
89	Harrington Dam	Columbia	30	Significant	Not Rated
90	Hope Lake Dam	Cortland	30	Significant	Not Rated	1998
91	Masonville Dam	Delaware	30	Low	Not Rated
92	Rainbow Lodge Dam	Delaware	30	Low	Not Rated
93	Kiln Pond Dam	Essex	30	Low	Not Rated	1985
94	South Lake Dam	Herkimer	30	High	Satisfactory	1901
95	Teelins Pond Dam	Oneida	30	Low	Not Rated	1917
96	Lower Wee-wah Lake Dam	Orange	30	High	Satisfactory	1890
97	Sterling Forest Lake Dam	Orange	30	High	Satisfactory	1953
98	Lake Sebago Dam	Rockland	30	High	Poor	1925
99	Galway Lake Dam	Saratoga	30	High	Satisfactory	1982
100	Triple L Lake Dam	Sullivan	30	Significant	Not Rated	1966

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