Mechanicville, New York

Lock C-2 is created by Mechanicville Dam on the Hudson River in Saratoga County, New York and is used for hydroelectric power, improved navigation and recreation purposes. Construction was completed in 1900. It has a normal surface area of 275 acres. It is owned by New York State Department Of Transportation.

 

Mechanicville, also known as Lock C-2 is concrete, a gravity dam, of earthen construction. The core is homogeneous, concrete. The foundation is rock. Its height is 26 feet with a length of 1774 feet. Maximum discharge is 94000 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 3400 acre feet. Normal storage is 1150 acre feet. It drains an area of 4572 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Mechanicville

1 miles from MechanicvilleLasselle Dam 2 miles from MechanicvilleUpper Mechanicville 4 miles from MechanicvilleWaterford 5 miles from MechanicvilleMechanicville Reservoir 5 miles from MechanicvilleLock E-4 Embankment Dam 5 miles from MechanicvilleErie Canalway National Heritage Corridor 5 miles from MechanicvilleTomhannock Reservoir 6 miles from MechanicvilleCrescent - Dam C 6 miles from MechanicvilleCrescent - Dam A 6 miles from MechanicvilleCrescent - Dam B 7 miles from MechanicvilleCohoes Reservoir #2 Dam 7 miles from MechanicvilleCohoes Reservoir #3 Dam 7 miles from MechanicvilleValencia Lane Dam 7 miles from MechanicvilleNew York State Dam 7 miles from MechanicvilleTomhannock Reservoir 8 miles from MechanicvilleBrunswick Reservoir 8 miles from MechanicvilleVanderheyden Reservoir 8 miles from MechanicvilleSaratoga National Historical Park 9 miles from MechanicvilleColonie Dam 9 miles from MechanicvilleWright Lake 9 miles from MechanicvilleBradley Lake 9 miles from MechanicvilleTroy Lock and Dam #1 10 miles from MechanicvilleSaratoga Lake 10 miles from MechanicvilleVischer Ferry 10 miles from MechanicvilleWatervliet Lower Dam 10 miles from MechanicvilleWatervliet Upper Dam 11 miles from MechanicvilleWatervliet Balancing Reservoir 11 miles from MechanicvilleIda Lake 12 miles from MechanicvilleBurden Pond 13 miles from MechanicvilleMartin Dunham Reservoir 13 miles from MechanicvilleSecond Pond 13 miles from MechanicvilleLong Pond 14 miles from MechanicvilleMill Pond 14 miles from MechanicvilleWest Albany Storm Retention Dam and Dike 15 miles from MechanicvilleSchuylerville 15 miles from MechanicvilleRensselaer Lake 15 miles from MechanicvilleLoughberry Lake 15 miles from MechanicvilleTivoli Lake 16 miles from MechanicvilleLock E8 at Scotia 16 miles from MechanicvilleHoosick Falls Dam

 

 

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