Vischer Ferry, New York
Dam 3 is the result of Vischer Ferry Dam on the Mohawk River in Saratoga and Schenectady County, New York and is used for improved navigation and hydroelectric power purposes. Construction was completed in 1913. Its normal surface area is 1.6 square miles. It is owned by New York State Department Of Transportation.
Vischer Ferry, also known as Dam 3 is concrete, a gravity dam. The core is homogeneous, concrete. The foundation is rock. Its height is 30 feet with a length of 1919 feet. Maximum discharge is 548300 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 35000 acre feet. Normal storage is 27400 acre feet. It drains an area of 3385 square miles.
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