Basic Creek Dam, central New York

Basic Creek Dam is on Basic Creek in Albany County, New York and is used for drinking water purposes. Construction was completed in 1928. Its normal surface area is 246 acres. It is owned by the City Of Albany.

 

Basic Creek Dam is of earthen construction. Its height is 21 feet with a length of 865 feet. Maximum discharge is 6967 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 3922 acre feet. Normal storage is 2146 acre feet. It drains an area of 16.76 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Basic Creek Dam

4 miles from Basic Creek DamAlcove Reservoir 4 miles from Basic Creek DamAlcove Dam 7 miles from Basic Creek DamSouth Berne Pond 8 miles from Basic Creek DamHicks Pond 8 miles from Basic Creek DamMedway Dam 8 miles from Basic Creek DamVly Creek Dam 9 miles from Basic Creek DamWater District #1 Dam 10 miles from Basic Creek DamVly Creek Reservoir Dike 11 miles from Basic Creek DamPotuck Reservoir 11 miles from Basic Creek DamCoxsackie Reservoir 11 miles from Basic Creek DamDuke Pond 12 miles from Basic Creek DamHart Pond 12 miles from Basic Creek DamCoxsackie Reservoir #2 Dam 13 miles from Basic Creek DamCoxsackie Corr Fclty Retention Pnd Dam 13 miles from Basic Creek DamHollister Lake 13 miles from Basic Creek DamBethlehem Reservoir 15 miles from Basic Creek DamBatavia Kill Watershed Dam #3 15 miles from Basic Creek DamBatavia Kill Watershed Dam #1 15 miles from Basic Creek DamAltamont Reservoir 15 miles from Basic Creek DamBatavia Kill Watershed Dam #4a 16 miles from Basic Creek DamNormanskill 17 miles from Basic Creek DamMartin Van Buren National Historic Site 17 miles from Basic Creek DamColgate Lake 17 miles from Basic Creek DamWatervliet Reservoir 17 miles from Basic Creek DamLake Capra 18 miles from Basic Creek DamEcho Pond 18 miles from Basic Creek DamTivoli Lake 18 miles from Basic Creek DamRensselaer Lake 19 miles from Basic Creek DamSouth Lake 19 miles from Basic Creek DamWest Albany Storm Retention Dam and Dike 20 miles from Basic Creek DamTannersville Water Co Dam #3 20 miles from Basic Creek DamTannersville Reservoir #1 Dam

 

 

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