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Hudson River–Black River Regulating District, the Glossary

The Hudson River–Black River Regulating District (HRBRRD) is a New York state public-benefit corporation that traces its formation to the creation of the Black River Regulating District in 1919, and the Hudson River Regulating District in 1922 in response to the severe historical flooding of the cities of Albany, Green Island, Rensselaer, Troy, and Watervliet by the Sacandaga River and Hudson River and its tributaries.^[1]

Adirondack Park

The Adirondack Park is a park in northeastern New York protecting the Adirondack Mountains.

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Albany County, New York

Albany County is a county in the state of New York, United States.

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Albany, New York

Albany is the capital and oldest city in the U.S. state of New York, and the seat of and most populous city in Albany County.

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Beaver River (New York)

The Beaver River is a small mountain stream which flows from the Adirondack Mountains to the Black River at Naumburg, north of Lowville in northwestern New York.

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Black River (New York)

The Black River is a blackwater river that empties into the eastern end of Lake Ontario on the shore of Jefferson County, New York in the United States.

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Brookfield Renewable Partners

Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. is a publicly traded limited partnership that owns and operates renewable power assets, with corporate headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Conklingville Dam

The Conklingville Dam, in Hadley, Saratoga County, New York, is an earthen dam which holds back the Great Sacandaga Lake (in the town of Day, New York).

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Dam

A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams.

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The Development Authority of the North Country (DANC) is a New York State public-benefit corporation. Hudson River–Black River Regulating District and Development Authority of the North Country are Politics of New York (state), public benefit corporations, public benefit corporations in New York (state), regions of New York (state) and Upstate New York.

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Electric power industry

The electric power industry covers the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric power to the general public and industry.

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates the interstate transmission and wholesale sale of electricity and natural gas and regulates the prices of interstate transport of petroleum by pipeline.

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Great Sacandaga Lake

The Great Sacandaga Lake (formerly the Sacandaga Reservoir) is a large lake situated in the Adirondack Park in northern New York in the United States.

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Green Island, New York

Green Island is a coterminous town-village in Albany County, New York, United States, some north of Albany.

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Hudson River

The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York, United States. Hudson River–Black River Regulating District and Hudson River are regions of New York (state).

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power).

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Indian Lake (Hamilton County, New York)

Indian Lake is a long, reservoir with a southwest to northeast orientation in the towns of Indian Lake and Lake Pleasant in Hamilton County, in the Adirondack Park of New York State, in the United States.

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Indian River (Moose River tributary)

The Indian River is a river located in Hamilton County and Herkimer County in New York.

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Moose River (New York)

The Moose River is a mountain waterway in Upstate New York which consists of three branches: the North Branch, the Middle Branch and the South Branch.

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New York state public-benefit corporations

New York state public-benefit corporations and authorities operate like quasi-private corporations, with boards of directors appointed by elected officials, overseeing both publicly operated and privately operated systems. Hudson River–Black River Regulating District and New York state public-benefit corporations are Politics of New York (state), public benefit corporations and public benefit corporations in New York (state).

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North Country (New York)

The North Country is the northernmost region of the U.S. state of New York, bordered by Lake Champlain to the east, the Adirondack Mountains and the Upper Capital District to the south, the Mohawk Valley region to the southwest, the Canadian border to the north, and Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence Seaway to the west. Hudson River–Black River Regulating District and north Country (New York) are regions of New York (state) and Upstate New York.

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Old Forge Dam

The Old Forge Dam is a dam located in Old Forge, New York.

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Olympic Regional Development Authority

The Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) is a New York State public benefit corporation, created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used after the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid, New York. Hudson River–Black River Regulating District and Olympic Regional Development Authority are public benefit corporations in New York (state).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River–Black_River_Regulating_District

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See also

Politics of New York (state)

Public benefit corporations

Public benefit corporations in New York (state)

Regions of New York (state)

Upstate New York

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