SPIER FALLS DAM

Photo by : Dave Koschnick
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When it was completed in 1903, the Spier Falls Dam was the largest dam in the world! When the gates were originally closed the river below the dam went dry for several days while the reservoir filled. Factories in Glens Falls and Fort Edward, that were water powered, had to shut down until a normal flow resumed in the river.

This shot was taken from an overlook on the Western Ridge Trail in Moreau Lake State Park, in June of 2009.