Hinckley Dam
E523797
Hinckley Dam is a large reservoir dam in upstate New York that impounds West Canada Creek to provide water supply, flood control, and recreation for the surrounding region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hinckley Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ water supply infrastructure ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Hinckley Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationCategory | upland reservoir ⓘ |
| floodControlFor |
West Canada Creek valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
areas downstream toward the Mohawk River ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
maintaining minimum flows in West Canada Creek
ⓘ
stabilizing water levels for canal operations ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalArea | Hinckley Reservoir public recreation areas ⓘ |
| hasUse |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ ice fishing ⓘ snowmobiling on adjacent lands ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| impounds | West Canada Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInfrastructureType | multi-purpose reservoir dam ⓘ |
| locatedIn | upstate New York ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Herkimer County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Mohawk River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hinckley, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trenton, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | West Canada Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Hinckley Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea | Adirondack Park boundary ⓘ |
| operator | New York State Canal Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New York State canal system water supply network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| region | Central New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesCity | Utica, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesRegion | Mohawk Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
drought mitigation
ⓘ
hydrologic flow regulation ⓘ seasonal water storage ⓘ |
| usedBy |
local residents for outdoor recreation
ⓘ
tourists for seasonal recreation ⓘ |
| waterBodyTypeCreated | artificial lake ⓘ |
| waterSupplyFor |
Utica water system
ⓘ
surrounding communities in Oneida County ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.