N.Y. Power Authority Opens Recreational Boat Launch at Hinckley Reservoir and Dam

For Immediate Release: 5/23/17

Contact: Mario Roefaro | mario.roefaro@nypa.gov | (315) 792-8335

UTICA—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced today that its recreational boat launch and fishing access area at the Hinckley dam and reservoir are open for the season. Directional and warning buoys by the power dam spillway are also in place.

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 its Gregory B. Jarvis small-hydro power plant.

Open daily during the boating season, the launch consists of concrete planks extending 200 feet into the reservoir to permit easy access for boaters. The launch will remain open as long as reservoir conditions remain safe for boating.

NYPA, the largest state public power organization in the nation, operates 16 electricity generating facilities and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. NYPA is a major power supplier for New York State. More than 70 percent of the electricity NYPA produces is clean, renewable hydropower. NYPA uses no tax money or state credit; operations are financed through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity. For more information about the Power Authority visit nypa.gov. Follow NYPA on Twitter @NYPAenergy, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr and LinkedIn.