100 years since vote to form Great Sacandaga Lake
(NEWS10) -- May 7, 2024 marked 100 years since officials voted to build the Great Sacandaga Lake. The Hudson River Regulating District voted in 1924 to build a dam and create a reservoir as a way of controlling the flow of the Hudson and Sacandaga Rivers.
The region was devastated by flooding in 1913, which caused extensive property damage and contaminated the water supply with typhoid. Construction on the dam began in 1927 and was finished three years later.
The Great Sacandaga Lake, which is New York's largest reservoir, has provided flood protection and recreational opportunities for generations.