Dams in Washington County, New York

26Total Dams
1High Hazard
7Significant

Dam Safety in Washington County, New York

Washington County has 26 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 1 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 7 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 2 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Washington County is 108 years old. The most common purpose is hydroelectric. The tallest dam is Middle Falls at 48 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Hadlock Pond DamHighSatisfactory29Recreation1896
Pike Brook DamSignificantPoor30Water Supply1924
Lock C-12SignificantSatisfactory21Hydroelectric1911
Lock C-11 DamSignificantSatisfactory15Navigation1910
Boardman St. Reservoir DamSignificantPoor15Other1870
Sly Pond DamSignificantSatisfactory14Recreation1896
Middle Greenwich DamSignificantNot Rated10Hydroelectric1902
Lower Greenwich DamSignificantNot Rated7Irrigation1925
Middle FallsLowSatisfactory48Hydroelectric1915
Carver FallsLowSatisfactory34Hydroelectric1894
Center FallsLowSatisfactory28Hydroelectric1909
Clark Mills UpperLowSatisfactory23Hydroelectric1904
Crystal Lake DamLowNot Rated21Water Supply1889
Clarks Mills LowerLowSatisfactory20Hydroelectric1910
Mirror Lake DamLowNot Rated18Other1991
Lock C-9 DamLowNot Rated17Navigation1907
Northumberland DamLowNot Rated16Navigation1870
Pine Lake Dam & DikeLowNot Rated16Water Supply1925
Upper GreenwichLowSatisfactory14Hydroelectric1918
Dolph Pond DamLowNot Rated12Water Supply1934
Bott Pond DamLowNot Rated10Recreation1978
Joseph Boyd DamLowNot Rated10Fish and Wildlife Pond1968
Cossayuna Lake Outlet DamLowNot Rated10Recreation1815
Carters Pond DamLowNot Rated8Fish and Wildlife Pond1991
Copeland Pond DamLowNot Rated7Recreation1910
Fort MillerLowSatisfactory7Hydroelectric1984