Sinkhole risk in Delaware 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 this means before you buy
No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.
Across 1,443 square miles, under one square mile of Delaware County maps onto soluble rock. With about 44,191 residents (31 per square mile), much of the land is open, and the mapped rock may sit far from where people actually live. The figures come from 252 map points about 2.4 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.
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Counties around Delaware County
The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Union County, PA, about 137 miles southwest. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.
- Otsego County, NY 30 mi north · 0% at surface
- Sullivan County, NY 34 mi south · 0% at surface
- Chenango County, NY 38 mi northwest · 0% at surface
- Schoharie County, NY 38 mi northeast · 0% at surface
- Ulster County, NY 40 mi southeast · 0% at surface
- Wayne County, PA 41 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Against the rest of New York
Delaware County ranks 17 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%