2020年10月8日 · Like many beautiful Adirondack Lakes, the Great Sacandaga Lake is man-made. It was created in 1930 when the newly constructed Conklingville Dam closed its valves and filled the valley with 38 billion cubic feet of water.

2022年1月18日 · In 2017, the Great Sacandaga Lake Advisory Council (GSLAC) released the documentary Harnessing Nature: Building the Great Sacandaga, which chronicles the creation of the Great Sacandaga...

2017年11月27日 · The film, produced by the Sacandaga Lake Advisory Council, incorporates contemporary photographs alongside 8mm film shot while the land was being cleared and the Conklingville Dam was under ...

Great Sacandaga Lake is a reservoir created by damming the Sacandaga River. The primary purpose for the creation of the reservoir was to control flooding on the Hudson River and the Sacandaga River, floods which had a historically significant impact on …

2023年3月31日 · In 2017, the Great Sacandaga Lake Advisory Council (GSLAC) released the documentary Harnessing Nature: Building the Great Sacandaga, which chronicles the creation of the Great Sacandaga Lake, New York State’s largest reservoir.

2024年7月22日 · Today, the Great Sacandaga Lake stands as a stunning lake in the Adirondacks and an integral part of the Hudson River Watershed. The lake has transformed the local landscape from a series of small, flood-prone communities into a vibrant recreational area.

2010年12月31日 · It was created with the intentional flooding of the Sacandaga Valley upon the completion of the Conklingville Dam in the town of Hadley along the Sacandaga River in 1930. The New York State Archives has an incredibly detailed …

In 2017, the Great Sacandaga Lake Advisory Council (GSLAC) released the documentary Harnessing Nature: Building the Great Sacandaga, which chronicles the creation of the Great Sacandaga Lake, New York State’s largest reservoir.

New DVD just released by the Great Sacandaga Lake Advisory Council. This 80 minute documentary tells the story of the building of this reservoir.

Sacandaga Lake, located in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, holds a rich history dating back to its creation in the early 1930s. The lake was formed as part of a reservoir project to regulate the flow of the Sacandaga River, which had a history of devastating floods in the surrounding areas.