Spier Falls Dam

The dam is constructed of concrete and granite quarried nearby– a rubble core with trimmed blocks on the surface.

As many as 1500 men were employed in construction at one time[2] When built the dam generated 37 MW, of three-phase 40 Hz power,[1] and provided electricity to Saratoga, Schenectady, Glens Falls, Troy, and Albany.

[3] While the reservoir was filling the flow of the Hudson River was halted for twenty-four hours.

[3] The dam was named for William E. Spier, the head of the Glens Falls Paper Company.

On Sept 14 2024, the mechanical building housing the turbines and generators suffered a major fire.