5-564: Federal Dam may refer to a location in the United States: Federal Dam (Troy) on the Hudson River at Troy, New York Federal Dam, Minnesota , a small city [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-720: A lift of approximately 14 feet (4.3 m). Although it is the first lock encountered by vessels passing from the Hudson River into the Great Lakes by way of the New York State Canal System , and it is sometimes referred to as lock "E-1," it is not part of the Erie Canal (which officially has no "Lock 1"), nor maintained by the New York State Canal Corporation . Both the lock and the dam were built and are currently operated by
15-640: Is a manmade dam built across the Hudson River in the U.S. state of New York from Troy on the east bank to Green Island on the west bank. The major function of the dam is to improve navigability. It is located at mile 153 of the Hudson River, measuring from the beginning of the Hudson as a Federally Navigable Waterway near the Battery in Manhattan . The location of the dam marks the upper end of
20-461: The Hudson River estuary , the farthest reach of tidal influence. In order to allow ships to move freely, the eastern end of the dam contains a lock , commonly called the Federal Lock or (on some charts and publications) the " Troy-US Lock ." The lock, which was opened in 1916, has a single chamber and is 520 feet (160 m) long, 45 feet (14 m) wide, 17 feet (5.2 m) deep, and has
25-398: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federal_Dam&oldid=932823164 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Federal Dam (Troy) The Federal Dam
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