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In order to allow ships to move freely, the eastern end of the dam contains a lock, commonly called the Federal Lock or (on some charts and publications) the "Troy-US Lock." The lock, which was opened in 1916, has a single chamber and is 520 feet (160 m) long, 45 feet (14 m) wide, 17 feet (5.2 m) deep, and has a lift of approximately 14 feet (4 ...
The dam was constructed by the State of New York and completed in 1915 for the purpose of supplying water to the enlarged canal. Hinckley Reservoir was located at its present site primarily because of its proximity to the canal and its elevation above the canal. The dam is 3,700 feet long, mainly an earthen structure with a concrete core wall.
Dams on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) (4 P) Pages in category "Dams in New York (state)" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
The method consists of filling the flow area with stream and equipotential lines, which are everywhere perpendicular to each other, making a curvilinear grid.Typically there are two surfaces (boundaries) which are at constant values of potential or hydraulic head (upstream and downstream ends), and the other surfaces are no-flow boundaries (i.e., impermeable; for example the bottom of the dam ...
Location: Delaware County, New York: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Reservoir: Primary inflows: West Branch Delaware River: Primary outflows: West Branch Delaware River, West Delaware Tunnel: Catchment area: 455 sq mi (1,180 km 2): Basin countries: United States: Water volume: 362,000,000 m 3 (0.087 cu mi): Surface elevation: 1,148 feet (350 m) [1]: The Cannonsville Reservoir is a reservoir in the New ...
The Pepacton Reservoir, also known as the Downsville Reservoir, is a reservoir in Delaware County, New York on the East Branch of the Delaware River in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Part of the New York City water supply system, it was formed by the construction of Downsville Dam, and impounds over one-quarter of the East Branch's flow ...
At the time it was the fourth largest dam and the largest power dam in the world. The dam is constructed of concrete and granite quarried nearby– a rubble core with trimmed blocks on the surface. Up to 280,000 cubic yards (210,000 m 3 ) of rock and dirt were moved during construction.