East Sidney Lake, New York

The town of Sidney operates and maintains the East Sidney Recreation Area. Recreational facilities include a beach, picnic area, playground, campground, and boat launch.

Facilities:

• Operated by the town of Sidney, N.Y.
   
• Beach, picnic area, playground, campground, boat launch

Operation:

• Recreation: Memorial Day to mid-September

Phone:  (607) 829-6006

Project Location:  East Sidney Dam is located on Ouleout Creek in Delaware County, N.Y. The dam is approximately 4 highway miles downstream from the village of Franklin and 6 miles upstream from Unadilla.

Authorization:  The project is a unit of the comprehensive flood control plan for the protection of communities in southern New York and eastern Pennsylvania authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936, as amended by the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, and is described in House Document No. 702, 77th Congress, second session.

Cost:  The cost of the project was $6,049,504. Construction costs in constant dollars are estimated at $59,343,000.

District Project Manager:   George Bielen, (570) 275-9505