Sinkhole risk in Chemung 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 Chemung County
No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.
Across 407 square miles, under one square mile of Chemung County maps onto soluble rock. With about 81,115 residents (199 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 358 map points about 1.1 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.
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Counties around Chemung County
The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Union County, PA, about 83 miles south. 6 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.
- Schuyler County, NY 21 mi northwest · 0% at surface
- Tioga County, NY 23 mi east · 0% at surface
- Tompkins County, NY 25 mi northeast · 0% at surface
- Bradford County, PA 28 mi southeast · 0% at surface
- Steuben County, NY 33 mi west · 0% at surface
- Tioga County, PA 37 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Against the rest of New York
Chemung County ranks 13 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%