The Indian Lake Dam repair tour

                                             John Callaghan

John Callaghan, the Director of the Hudson River Black River Regulating District (HRBRRD) that operates and maintains many dams in Northern New York State, including the Adirondacks, was kind enough to arrange for the Indian Lake Association board members to see the ongoing repairs and maintenance that is underway on the 126-year-old Indian Lake dam. We were able to meet and talk to the engineers who are responsible for the repairs and modernization, creating a new concrete walkway along the top of the dam, filling and closing off all leaks in the dam's walls, and replacing the sluice gate and log gate so they can be opened and closed more efficiently. Director Callaghan and the engineers were very willing to answer all our questions and explain everything that we could see, and we left feling very confident that the job would be completed successfully, no matter what it will take. Check out the images of the tour in my photo gallery.