What does almost 900 cubic feet per second (cfs) discharge look like where the
Schoharie Tunnel outflow meets Esopus Creek? Think of a relatively clear
trout stream (450 cfs) being inundated by a reddish clay mud torrent.
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The Gilboa Dam on Schoharie Creek doesn't look great either,
so the discharge of muddy water doesn't look like it will end soon. Nor will NYC
get to start repairs as long as the water overflows the spillway. 1130 height of
water is the top of the spillway.
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for Lester Hendrix's website on the declining state of the Gilboa Dam, Schoharie
Reservoir
This is what the area looked like in the 19th century before
New York City began the era of maintenance neglect:
