My late husband was for many years in charge of the hydrology program for the US National Weather Service here in Albany. His specialty was rivers and streams, and flooding. In 42 1/2 years of marriage before his death in October of 2022, I picked up a lot of his knowledge on the subject just by listening to him.
Albany is a deep water seaport, which is subjected to daily tides. It takes large ships from all over the world.
There are 3 dams with which I am familiar in the area here. The first is the Alcove Dam, for the Albany city water supply. The second is the power station dam attached to the Cohoes Falls on the Mohawk River. The third is the biggest, the Troy dam, controlling the water flow to the Hudson River. It's also a hydroelectric dam and lock for navigation upriver from Albany to Canada and western New York. There is a series of dams and locks between Albany and Lake Champlain for navigation.
Regionally, there are several other dams. The Gilboa dam on the Schoharie Creek is for the water supply for New York City. The Ishokan, Cannonsville, Rondoudt and Copaxin (I'm not sure how to spell the last 2) are also upstate in New York for the New York City water supply.
The Mohawk River has many dams for hydroelectric power generation in conjunction with the series of locks for navigation along its route.
So good to see this 🤗