Waterford, New York

Lock C-1 is created by Waterford Dam on the Hudson River in Rensselaer County, New York and is used for improved navigation and hydroelectric power purposes. Construction was completed in 1912. It has a normal surface area of 420 acres. It is owned by New York State Department Of Transportation.

 

Waterford, also known as Lock C-1 is of earthen construction, concrete, a gravity dam. The core is homogeneous, concrete. The foundation is rock. Its height is 19.5 feet with a length of 1029.5 feet. Maximum discharge is 90000 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 5800 acre feet. Normal storage is 1900 acre feet. It drains an area of 4604 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Waterford

2 miles from WaterfordLock E-4 Embankment Dam 2 miles from WaterfordErie Canalway National Heritage Corridor 3 miles from WaterfordCrescent - Dam B 3 miles from WaterfordCrescent - Dam C 3 miles from WaterfordCrescent - Dam A 4 miles from WaterfordBrunswick Reservoir 4 miles from WaterfordMechanicville 4 miles from WaterfordLasselle Dam 4 miles from WaterfordCohoes Reservoir #3 Dam 4 miles from WaterfordNew York State Dam 4 miles from WaterfordCohoes Reservoir #2 Dam 4 miles from WaterfordVanderheyden Reservoir 5 miles from WaterfordTomhannock Reservoir 5 miles from WaterfordTroy Lock and Dam #1 5 miles from WaterfordBradley Lake 5 miles from WaterfordWright Lake 6 miles from WaterfordWatervliet Upper Dam 6 miles from WaterfordUpper Mechanicville 6 miles from WaterfordTomhannock Reservoir 7 miles from WaterfordIda Lake 7 miles from WaterfordWatervliet Balancing Reservoir 7 miles from WaterfordWatervliet Lower Dam 8 miles from WaterfordColonie Dam 8 miles from WaterfordValencia Lane Dam 8 miles from WaterfordBurden Pond 9 miles from WaterfordVischer Ferry 9 miles from WaterfordMechanicville Reservoir 10 miles from WaterfordMartin Dunham Reservoir 11 miles from WaterfordLong Pond 11 miles from WaterfordSecond Pond 11 miles from WaterfordWest Albany Storm Retention Dam and Dike 11 miles from WaterfordMill Pond 12 miles from WaterfordRensselaer Lake 12 miles from WaterfordTivoli Lake 12 miles from WaterfordSaratoga National Historical Park 14 miles from WaterfordDyken Pond 14 miles from WaterfordSaratoga Lake 16 miles from WaterfordHoosick Falls Dam 17 miles from WaterfordNormanskill 17 miles from WaterfordWatervliet Reservoir

 

 

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