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Mechanicville, New YorkLock 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.
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