Whitney Point Dam
Dam in Broome County, New York · Otselic River · forms Whitney Point Lake
Height
95 ft
29 m (NID height)
Length
4,900 ft
1,494 m
Completed
1942
Whitney Point Lake today
973.16 ft
7 days ▼ 0.08 ft
vs full pool
▲ 0.16 ft
Normal storage
11,688 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 95 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Baltimore District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 176,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,200 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 86 ft
- Drainage area
- 255 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 220 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Baltimore District
- Also known as
- Whitney Point Lake
- NID ID
- NY01055
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 8, 2026. Search NID ID NY01055 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.