Upper Mechanicville, New York

Lock C-3 is the result of Upper Mechanicville Dam on the Hudson River in Saratoga County, New York and is used for hydroelectric power and improved navigation purposes. Construction was completed in 1882. At normal levels it has a surface area of 380 acres. It is owned by New York State Department Of Transportation.

 

Upper Mechanicville, also known as Lock C-3 is masonry, concrete, a gravity dam. The core is upstream facing, concrete. The foundation is rock. Its height is 19 feet with a length of 1220 feet. Maximum discharge is 260000 cubic feet per second. Normal storage is 10735 acre feet. It drains an area of 4500 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Upper Mechanicville

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

 

 

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