Seneca Falls Dam and Waterloo
Dam Safety Inspection
Seneca Falls and Waterloo, New York |
Project Description
Becher Hoppe
performed dam safety inspections for the Seneca Falls
Power Corporation at their Waterloo and Seneca Falls
hydroelectric dam facilities in upstate New York. The
two dam facilities regulate water levels along the Seneca
Canal, part of the Erie Canal system. The Waterloo Dam
also regulates the water level of Seneca Lake, one of the
deepest lakes in the country at over 600 feet deep. Both
the Waterloo and Seneca Falls Dams generate hydroelectric
power. The Waterloo Dam has a total head of 15 feet and
the Seneca Falls Dam has a total head of 50 feet. The
Waterloo facility lies 4.2 miles upstream of Seneca
Falls and is used to regulate flows to the Seneca Falls
facility. Both dams operate in run of the river mode
with navigation locks for passing boats.
Project Features
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Waterloo
Dam: 306 feet in length with a 251-foot Tainter Gate
Section and a 55-foot navigation lock. The powerhouse is
86 feet in width and contains three generators capable
of a total output of 1440 kW.
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Seneca Falls
Dam: 286 feet in length with a 50 foot gated section and
a 68 foot non-over flow section and two 65 foot wide
navigation locks. The powerhouse is 100 feet wide, 89
feet high and 79 feet deep with four generators capable
of a total output of 8500 kW.
Firm’s Involvement
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