NYPA Press Release

For Immediate Release: 05/14/26

Contact: jessica.kirby@nypa.gov| (518) 275-8330

 

NYPA Opens Hinckley Reservoir Boat Launch to Public Following Installation of Navigational Buoys

 

UTICA, N.Y.—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) today announced that the recreational boat launch at the Hinckley Dam and Reservoir, along with the site’s fishing access area, will open for the 2026 season on Saturday, May 16.

 

Directional and warning buoys by the power dam spillway are in place.

 

The Hinckley Reservoir was constructed in 1915 to supply water to the City of Utica and the expanding New York State Canal System. Located along the north side of the reservoir on Route 365, NYPA built the boat launch in 1985 as a recreational measure in connection with the construction of the Gregory B. Jarvis small hydropower plant in 1986.

 

Open daily during the boating season, the launch consists of concrete planks extending 250 feet into the reservoir to permit easy access for boaters. The launch will remain open as long as reservoir conditions remain safe for boating.

 

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