Rensselaer Lake, New York
Six Mile Waterworks is impounded by Rensselaer Lake on a tributary of Hudson River in Albany County, New York and is used for recreation purposes. Construction was completed in 1900. At normal levels it has a surface area of 42 acres. It is owned by the City Of Albany.
Rensselaer Lake Dam, also known as Six Mile Waterworks is of earthen construction. Its height is 30 feet with a length of 350 feet. Maximum discharge is 670 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 436 acre feet. Normal storage is 300 acre feet. It drains an area of 2.61 square miles.
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