Sinkhole risk in Clinton County, NY: Mostly deep or small
Mostly deep or small
Some soluble rock, mostly deeply buried or in a small share of the county.
- On soluble rock
- 12%
- At or near the surface
- under 1%
- Buried under cover
- 11%
What to do about a house in Clinton County
Sinkholes are uncommon here; watch for new depressions after heavy rain or leaking pipes.
That works out to roughly 120 of Clinton County's 1,038 square miles on soluble rock, 3 of them with the rock at or near the surface. With about 77,871 residents (75 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 329 map points about 1.8 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.
Read next: why the 11% under cover still counts, and how these percentages are measured.
Counties around Clinton County
The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Union County, PA, about 312 miles southwest. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.
- Grand Isle County, VT 20 mi east · 1% at surface
- Franklin County, NY 32 mi west · 0% at surface
- Chittenden County, VT 37 mi southeast · 0% at surface
- Franklin County, VT 40 mi east · under 1% at surface
- Essex County, NY 45 mi south · 0% at surface
- Lamoille County, VT 54 mi east · 0% at surface
Which formation it is
The largest mapped soluble unit here is the Beekmantown Group (in part) (dolostone (dolomite)), Lower Ordovician in age, covering about 6% of the county. Next is the Theresa Formation at 3%.
Against the rest of New York
Clinton County ranks 5 of 62 in New York for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 51% of US counties on that measure.
- New York County under 1%
- St. Lawrence County under 1%
- Saratoga County under 1%
- Cayuga County under 1%
- Fulton County under 1%