Hinckley
Dam in Herkimer County, New York · West Canada Creek · forms Hinckley Reservoir
Height
83 ft
25 m (NID height)
Length
3,635 ft
1,108 m
Completed
1914
Hinckley Reservoir today
1,201.82 ft
7 days ▲ 2.08 ft
Normal storage
76,200 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 2:45 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Navigation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Owner
- New York Power Authority (State)
- Maximum storage
- 76,200 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 2,850 acres
- Drainage area
- 372 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 400 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Buffalo District
- NID ID
- NY00181
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Aug 26, 2026. Search NID ID NY00181 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.