# List of dam removals in New York

This is a list of dams in New York that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.

## Completed removals

| Dam | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes |
| Chubb River Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2013 | Lake Placid 44°16′46″N 73°58′49″W﻿ / ﻿44.2794°N 73.9803°W﻿ / 44.2794; -73.9803﻿ (Chubb River Dam) | Chubb River | Ausable River | Hydropower dam owned by the Village of Lake Placid. National Inventory of Dams ID NY01436. |
| Lake Placid Village Dam | 19 ft (5.8 m) | 2014 | Lake Placid 44°16′31″N 73°58′42″W﻿ / ﻿44.2753°N 73.9784°W﻿ / 44.2753; -73.9784﻿ (Lake Placid Village Dam) | Chubb River | Ausable River | Dam built for recreation, owned by the Village of Lake Placid. |
| Ausable Quarry Dam (Notch House Dam) | 3 ft (0.91 m) (est.) | 2016 | Lake Placid 44°18′14″N 73°55′27″W﻿ / ﻿44.3039°N 73.9242°W﻿ / 44.3039; -73.9242﻿ (Ausable Quarry Dam) | West Branch Ausable River | Ausable River | |
| Rome Dam | 37 ft (11 m) | 2018 | Au Sable Forks 44°26′24″N 73°42′20″W﻿ / ﻿44.44°N 73.7055°W﻿ / 44.44; -73.7055﻿ (Rome Dam) | West Branch Ausable River | Ausable River | Paper mill dam owned by the Town of Jay. |
| Saw Mill Dam | 9 ft (2.7 m) | 2015 | Willsboro 44°21′59″N 73°23′29″W﻿ / ﻿44.3664°N 73.3914°W﻿ / 44.3664; -73.3914﻿ (Saw Mill Dam) | Boquet River | Boquet River | Owned by the Village of Willsboro. |
| Crowningshield Dam | 7 ft (2.1 m) | 2008 | Lewis, Essex County 44°19′49″N 73°32′48″W﻿ / ﻿44.3303°N 73.5467°W﻿ / 44.3303; -73.5467﻿ (Crowningshield Dam) | North Branch Boquet River | Boquet River | |
| Cold Brook Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2022 | Willsboro 44°19′29″N 73°28′38″W﻿ / ﻿44.3247°N 73.4773°W﻿ / 44.3247; -73.4773﻿ (Cold Brook Dam) | Cold Brook | Boquet River | Dry hydrant impoundment owned by the Reber Fire Department. |
| American Legion Pool Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2007 | Norwich 42°32′04″N 75°32′06″W﻿ / ﻿42.5344°N 75.5351°W﻿ / 42.5344; -75.5351﻿ (American Legion Pool Dam) | Canasawacta Creek | Chenango River | Built to create a swimming area. |
| Earl's Pond Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2011 | Madison County 42°51′20″N 75°39′48″W﻿ / ﻿42.8555°N 75.6633°W﻿ / 42.8555; -75.6633﻿ (Earl's Pond Dam) | Eaton Brook | Chenango River | Owned by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. |
| Oriskany Falls Dam | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 2018 | Oriskany 42°55′16″N 75°28′47″W﻿ / ﻿42.9211°N 75.4797°W﻿ / 42.9211; -75.4797﻿ (Oriskany Falls Dam) | Tributary to Oriskany Creek | Chenango River | Water supply dam owned by the Village of Oriskany Falls. NY12273. |
| Luxton Lake Dam | | 1983 | Tusten 41°35′24″N 75°00′42″W﻿ / ﻿41.59°N 75.0117°W﻿ / 41.59; -75.0117﻿ (Luxton Lake Dam) | Tenmile River | Delaware River | |
| Cuddebackville Dam | 5 ft (1.5 m) | 2004 | Godeffroy 41°28′07″N 74°36′47″W﻿ / ﻿41.4685°N 74.6131°W﻿ / 41.4685; -74.6131﻿ (Cuddebackville Dam) | Neversink River | Delaware River | Hydropower diversion dam o by Orange County. NY00493. |
| Bear Brook Lower Dam | | 2020 | Delaware 41°58′01″N 75°17′35″W﻿ / ﻿41.967°N 75.293°W﻿ / 41.967; -75.293﻿ (Bear Brook Lower Dam) | Bear Brook | Delaware River | |
| Lower Little Pond Dam | | 2008 | Andes 42°02′13″N 74°44′34″W﻿ / ﻿42.0369°N 74.7428°W﻿ / 42.0369; -74.7428﻿ (Lower Little Pond Dam) | Tributary to Beaver Kill | Delaware River | |
| Pike Dam | | 2021 | Pike 42°33′24″N 78°09′18″W﻿ / ﻿42.5566°N 78.155°W﻿ / 42.5566; -78.155﻿ (Pike Dam) | Wiscoy Creek | Genesee River | National Inventory of Dams ID NY14021. |
| Fort Edward Dam | 31 ft (9.4 m) | 1973 | Fort Edward 43°16′06″N 73°35′48″W﻿ / ﻿43.2684°N 73.5967°W﻿ / 43.2684; -73.5967﻿ (Fort Edward Dam) | Hudson River | Hudson River | |
| Breakneck Brook Dam | 18 ft (5.5 m) | 2011 | Putnam County 41°26′56″N 73°57′46″W﻿ / ﻿41.4488°N 73.9628°W﻿ / 41.4488; -73.9628﻿ (Breakneck Brook Dam) | Breakneck Brook | Hudson River | Dam built for recreation. Owned by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. |
| Shapp Pond Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2016 | Dutchess County 41°48′45″N 73°45′32″W﻿ / ﻿41.8125°N 73.7589°W﻿ / 41.8125; -73.7589﻿ (Shapp Pond Dam) | East Branch Wappinger Creek | Hudson River | |
| Furnace Brook Barrier #1 | 4.75 ft (1.45 m) | 2020 | Cortlandt 41°13′51″N 73°55′07″W﻿ / ﻿41.2307°N 73.9185°W﻿ / 41.2307; -73.9185﻿ (Furnace Brook Barrier #1) | Furnace Brook | Hudson River | Mill dam. |
| May's Field Dam | 6 ft (1.8 m) | 2020 | Washingtonville 41°25′35″N 74°09′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.4265°N 74.1634°W﻿ / 41.4265; -74.1634﻿ (May's Field Dam) | Moodna Creek | Hudson River | |
| Curry Pond Dam | 3 ft (0.91 m) | | Garrison 41°20′39″N 73°56′37″W﻿ / ﻿41.3441°N 73.9437°W﻿ / 41.3441; -73.9437﻿ (Curry Pond Dam) | Tributary to Hudson River | Hudson River | |
| Strook's Felt Factory Dam | 4 ft (1.2 m) | 2020 | Newburgh 41°29′27″N 74°01′03″W﻿ / ﻿41.4908°N 74.0176°W﻿ / 41.4908; -74.0176﻿ (Strook's Felt Factory Dam) | Quassaic Creek | Hudson River | Felt mill dam owned by the City of Newburgh and Orange County. |
| Nicholson Road Dam | | 2019 | East Fishkill 41°31′41″N 73°41′14″W﻿ / ﻿41.5281°N 73.6871°W﻿ / 41.5281; -73.6871﻿ (Nicholson Road Dam) | Tributary to Stump Pond Stream | Hudson River | Owned by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. |
| Lower Chia Lin Dam | | 2021 | Stormville 41°31′54″N 73°43′27″W﻿ / ﻿41.5316°N 73.7243°W﻿ / 41.5316; -73.7243﻿ (Lower Chia Lin Dam) | Leetown Brook | Hudson River | Dam built for recreation. NY01259. |
| Wynantskill Dam (Hudson Valley Fuel Dam) | | 2016 | Troy 42°42′19″N 73°41′56″W﻿ / ﻿42.7053°N 73.6989°W﻿ / 42.7053; -73.6989﻿ (Wynantskill Dam (Hudson Valley Fuel Dam)) | Wynants Kill | Hudson River | Owned by the City of Troy. |
| William Miaski Dam | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) | 2010 | Stephentown 42°32′06″N 73°25′06″W﻿ / ﻿42.535°N 73.4183°W﻿ / 42.535; -73.4183﻿ (William Miaski Dam) | Tributary to Kinderhook Creek | Hudson River | Dam built for recreation. |
| Jansen Road Dam | 20.5 ft (6.2 m) | 2011 | New Paltz 41°43′41″N 74°05′56″W﻿ / ﻿41.7281°N 74.0989°W﻿ / 41.7281; -74.0989﻿ (Jansen Road Dam) | Tributary to Wallkill River | Hudson River | Flood control and stormwater management dam. |
| LaSalle Dam | 40 ft (12 m) | 2010 | Altona 44°52′48″N 73°39′23″W﻿ / ﻿44.8799°N 73.6563°W﻿ / 44.8799; -73.6563﻿ (LaSalle Dam) | Great Chazy River | Lake Champlain | Hydropower dam owned by Altona. |
| Petro Dam (Lower Mill Brook Dam) | | 2015 | Moriah 44°02′55″N 73°28′29″W﻿ / ﻿44.0487°N 73.4747°W﻿ / 44.0487; -73.4747﻿ (Petro Dam (Lower Mill Brook Dam)) | Mill Brook | Lake Champlain | |
| Smith Mills Dam | 19 ft (5.8 m) | 2020 | Chautauqua County 42°30′13″N 79°06′13″W﻿ / ﻿42.5037°N 79.1035°W﻿ / 42.5037; -79.1035﻿ (Smith Mills Dam) | Silver Creek | Lake Erie | Water supply dam. |
| Harrison's Pond Dam | | 2010 | Kings Park 40°53′37″N 73°13′41″W﻿ / ﻿40.8936°N 73.2281°W﻿ / 40.8936; -73.2281﻿ (Harrison's Pond Dam) | Tributary to Nissequogue River | Long Island Sound | Dam built for ice harvesting. |
| Gray Reservoir Dam | 34 ft (10 m) | 2002 | Cold Brook 43°15′17″N 74°55′39″W﻿ / ﻿43.2547°N 74.9276°W﻿ / 43.2547; -74.9276﻿ (Gray Reservoir Dam) | Black Creek | Mohawk River | Originally a water storage facility for local mills and a backup water supply for the City of Utica. Owned by the Upper Mohawk Valley Regional Water Board. |
| Remington Arms Company Dam (English Street Dam) | 13 ft (4.0 m) | 2020 | Ilion 43°00′26″N 75°02′28″W﻿ / ﻿43.0072°N 75.0412°W﻿ / 43.0072; -75.0412﻿ (Remington Arms Company Dam (English Street Dam)) | Steele Creek | Mohawk River | |
| Upper Crown Mill Dam | | 2008 | Marcellus 42°59′06″N 76°20′10″W﻿ / ﻿42.9849°N 76.3361°W﻿ / 42.9849; -76.3361﻿ (Upper Crown Mill Dam) | Ninemile Creek | Oswego River | Wool mill dam. |
| Gaynor Dam (The State Dam) | | 2012 | Fayetteville 43°01′57″N 76°00′50″W﻿ / ﻿43.0324°N 76.0139°W﻿ / 43.0324; -76.0139﻿ (Gaynor Dam (The State Dam)) | Limestone Creek | Oswego River | Owned by the Village of Fayetteville. |
| M Seeman Dam | 40 ft (12 m) | 2012 | Pompey 42°56′07″N 75°57′46″W﻿ / ﻿42.9353°N 75.9628°W﻿ / 42.9353; -75.9628﻿ (M Seeman Dam) | West Branch of Limestone Creek | Oswego River | Dam built for recreation. |
| Hillburn Reservoir Dam | 22 ft (6.7 m) | 2012 | Hillburn 41°07′33″N 74°11′00″W﻿ / ﻿41.1258°N 74.1834°W﻿ / 41.1258; -74.1834﻿ (Hillburn Reservoir Dam) | Tributary to Ramapo River | Passaic River | Water supply dam. |
| Eagle Lake Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2012 | Tuxedo 41°09′12″N 74°14′17″W﻿ / ﻿41.1532°N 74.2381°W﻿ / 41.1532; -74.2381﻿ (Eagle Lake Dam) | Tributary to Summit Brook | Passaic River | Dam built for recreation. |
| Fort Covington Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2009 | Fort Covington 44°59′23″N 74°29′46″W﻿ / ﻿44.9897°N 74.496°W﻿ / 44.9897; -74.496﻿ (Fort Covington Dam) | Salmon River | Salmon River | Hydropower dam owned by the Fort Covington Light, Heat and Power Company. |
| Indian Rapids Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2023 | Plattsburgh 44°40′30″N 73°29′16″W﻿ / ﻿44.6750°N 73.4879°W﻿ / 44.6750; -73.4879﻿ (Indian Rapids Dam) | Saranac River | Saranac River | Funding to support the project flowed from multiple streams: $536,000 from Patriot Hydro, $175,000 from the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, $65,000 from New York State Electric and Gas, and $370,000 from the Lake Champlain Basin Program (made possibly by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Biden in 2021) |
| Fredenburgh Falls Dam | | 2023 | Plattsburgh 44°40′09″N 73°29′38″W﻿ / ﻿44.6692°N 73.4940°W﻿ / 44.6692; -73.4940﻿ (Fredenburgh Falls Dam) | Saranac River | Saranac River | Funding to support the project flowed from multiple streams: $536,000 from Patriot Hydro, $175,000 from the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, $65,000 from New York State Electric and Gas, and $370,000 from the Lake Champlain Basin Program (made possibly by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Biden in 2021) |
| Hogansburg Dam | 12 ft (3.7 m) | 2016 | Hogansburg 44°58′27″N 74°39′55″W﻿ / ﻿44.9742°N 74.6652°W﻿ / 44.9742; -74.6652﻿ (Hogansburg Dam) | St. Regis River | St. Regis River | Hydropower dam owned by Erie Boulevard Hydro, L.P. and St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. |
| Fowler Finch Dam | 16 ft (4.9 m) | 2011 | North Franklin 42°18′39″N 75°14′18″W﻿ / ﻿42.3108°N 75.2384°W﻿ / 42.3108; -75.2384﻿ (Fowler Finch Dam) | Tributary to Carrs Creek | Susquehanna River | Dam built for recreation. |
| Chenango 7 Wildlife Pond Dam | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 2015 | Bainbridge 42°21′50″N 75°32′16″W﻿ / ﻿42.3638°N 75.5379°W﻿ / 42.3638; -75.5379﻿ (Chenango 7 Wildlife Pond Dam) | Tributary to Kelsey Creek | Susquehanna River | Owned by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. |
| Sidney Reservoir Dam | 20 ft (6.1 m) | 2018 | Bainbridge 42°19′47″N 75°25′29″W﻿ / ﻿42.3297°N 75.4247°W﻿ / 42.3297; -75.4247﻿ (Sidney Reservoir Dam) | Peckham Brook | Susquehanna River | Water supply dam owned by the Village of Sidney. |
| Broome Corporate Park Pond Dam #1 | 14 ft (4.3 m) | 2011 | Conklin 42°02′25″N 75°48′33″W﻿ / ﻿42.0403°N 75.8092°W﻿ / 42.0403; -75.8092﻿ (Broome Corporate Park Pond Dam #1) | Tributary to Susquehanna River | Susquehanna River | Flood control and stormwater management dam owned by the Broome County Industrial Development Authority. |
| West Winfield Dam | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 2011 | Winfield 42°52′56″N 75°11′28″W﻿ / ﻿42.8821°N 75.191°W﻿ / 42.8821; -75.191﻿ (West Winfield Dam) | Unadilla River | Susquehanna River | Owned by the Village of Winfield. |
| Karpel Dam | 14 ft (4.3 m) | 2012 | Tioga County 42°07′27″N 76°20′50″W﻿ / ﻿42.1241°N 76.3472°W﻿ / 42.1241; -76.3472﻿ (Karpel Dam) | Tributary to Pipe Creek | Susquehanna River | Dam built for recreation. |
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