HINCKLEY —The New York Power Authority has announced the Hinckley Reservoir boat-launching ramp will be closing for the season, effective Sunday, Oct. 2.

NYPA will also remove the directional and warning buoys at the boat launch, and by the power dam spillway and other areas in the vicinity of its Gregory B. Jarvis Power Plant, a small 9,000-kilowatt hydroelectric facility that straddles Oneida and Herkimer counties.

The reopening of the Hinckley Reservoir boat-launching ramp is planned for May 2023, before the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Located along the north side of the reservoir on Route 365, the boat launch was first opened to the public in 1985. NYPA built it as a recreational benefit in connection with the construction of the Jarvis Power Plant.   

The launch consists of concrete planks extending 250 feet into the reservoir to permit easy access for boaters. NYPA also provided for parking spaces for cars and boat trailers and a turnaround area.