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Aqueduct, New York

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Niskayuna town. It lies in ZIP code area 12309. It stands on Alplaus Kill. The Survey maps it on the Schenectady quadrangle.

Aqueduct within Schenectady County

Then and now

1893 to 1989

The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Aqueduct, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Aqueduct, surveyed 1893

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 33 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

503 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 503 fires within 5 miles of Aqueduct between 1992 and 2020, burning about 394 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 97 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined255
Arson/incendiarism97
Smoking48
Debris and open burning27
Misuse of fire by a minor24
Natural21
Equipment and vehicle use16
Recreation and ceremony8
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 September 2010Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2016Recreation and ceremony1.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
5 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Schenectady County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Aqueduct: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Scotia Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Scotia Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Schenectady County

Storms near this place

42 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aqueduct in 42 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 22 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2019Thunderstorm WindAqueduct$100,000Downed trees destroyed seven rowing sculls at the Niskayuna Rowing Club.
March 2008FloodAqueduct$10,000A house foundation was washed away due to heavy rainfall in Niskayuna.||In addition, numerous roads were closed due to flooding in Rotterdam, particularly on Palmer Avenue. Some water also entered storefronts.
July 2016LightningAqueduct$5,000Lightning struck a tree near McClennan Street in Niskayuna during a thunderstorm. The downed tree fell on a car.
August 2020Flash FloodAqueduct$1,000Flooding on Baker Avenue and Dean Street.
December 2022FloodAqueduct-Minor flooding was observed at the intersection of Clifton Park Road and Rankin Road in the Town of Niskayuna.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-A large tree limb was downed on the corner of Lenox Road and Raymond Street.
October 2020Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-Numerous trees and large branches were downed.
October 2020Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-A large tree was downed on Barclay Place and Dean Street.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-A tree was downed near Niskayuna High School.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-Trees were downed in the area of Avon Road, Wendell Avenue, and Lenox Road.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-A large tree and wires were downed at Sheridan Avenue and Deborah Drive.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-Trees were downed near Lowell Road and Nott Street.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-Wires were downed on Webster Lane.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-A tree was downed near Clifton Park Road and Baker Avenue.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-Multiple trees were downed near the intersection of Baker Avenue and Grand Avenue.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-A large tree was downed onto a powerline at Regent Street and Rankin Road, resulting in a power outage.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-Two trees were snapped, wires were downed, and an iron fence buckled due to thunderstorm winds at Nott Street and Lenox Road in Schenectady.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-The top of a pine tree was snapped, landing on a house roof, damaging shingles and a car.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-A large tree was downed.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-Route 146 was closed between River Road and Aqueduct Road due to downed wires.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-Trees and wires were downed just west of Balltown Road.
October 2017Heavy RainAqueduct-There was 1.42 inches of rain reported.
August 2016Flash FloodAqueduct-Flash flooding occurred at the Hillcrest Apartments in Niskayuna due to thunderstorm heavy rainfall. Several feet of water was ponded inside the ground floor of the apartment building.
July 2015HailAqueduct-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Niskayuna.
August 2015HailAqueduct-Quarter size hail was reported in Niskayuna during a thunderstorm.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-Trees and wires were reported down in Niskayuna due to thunderstorm winds.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-A large tree was downed and landed on a deck on Dean Street in Old Niskayuna as a result of thunderstorm winds. Another small tree and some branches were reported down on Mohawk Trail in Niskayuna.
May 2012HailAqueduct-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Niskayuna.
May 2012HailAqueduct-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm about 1 mile east of Aqueduct.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-Trees were reported down in Niskayuna due to thunderstorm winds.
August 2011Flash FloodAqueduct-Numerous streets were reported closed due to flooding in the City of Schenectady.
July 2010HailAqueduct-Penny size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Niskayuna.
June 2009HailAqueduct-Nickel size hail was reported in Niskayuna during a thunderstorm.
June 2008HailAqueduct-Quarter size hail was reported in Niskayuna by a broadcast meteorologist during a thunderstorm.
July 2008HailAqueduct-Nickel size hail fell in Niskayuna during a thunderstorm. The hail covered the ground.
July 2008HailAqueduct-Penny size hail was reported in Niskayuna during a thunderstorm.
June 2008HailAqueduct-Hen egg size hail was reported near the intersection of River Road and Balltown Road in Niskayuna. This large hail stripped the leaves off many trees in the area.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-Multiple trees were reported down in Niskayuna near River Road and Route 146.
June 2008HailAqueduct-Penny size hail was reported in Niskayuna during a thunderstorm.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindAqueduct-Trees were reported down on Rosendale Road in Niskayuna during a thunderstorm.
May 2017HailAqueduct-no account filed
May 2017HailAqueduct-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Schenectady County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Alplaus0.7 miles33
Glenridge1.7 miles33
Stoodley Corners2.7 miles33
Mayfair2.8 miles33
Willow Brook Park2.9 miles34
Ralmar Park3.0 miles34
Woodruff Heights3.2 miles34
Van Buren Park Homes3.3 miles33

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 942524. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.