Sinkhole risk in Chautauqua County, NY: No soluble rock mapped
No soluble rock mapped
No soluble bedrock mapped.
- On soluble rock
- 0%
- At or near the surface
- 0%
- Buried under cover
- 0%
What to do about a house in Chautauqua County
No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.
Across 1,060 square miles, under one square mile of Chautauqua County maps onto soluble rock. With about 124,105 residents (117 per square mile), homes are spread across towns and farmland, and a mapped unit may or may not reach the developed parts. The figures come from 301 map points about 1.9 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.
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Counties around Chautauqua County
The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Union County, PA, about 153 miles southeast. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.
- Warren County, PA 33 mi south · 0% at surface
- Erie County, PA 38 mi west · 0% at surface
- Cattaraugus County, NY 38 mi east · 0% at surface
- Erie County, NY 45 mi northeast · 0% at surface
- McKean County, PA 55 mi southeast · 0% at surface
- Forest County, PA 55 mi south · 0% at surface
Against the rest of New York
Chautauqua County ranks 12 of 62 in New York for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.
- New York County under 1%
- St. Lawrence County under 1%
- Saratoga County under 1%
- Cayuga County under 1%
- Clinton County under 1%