On August 28 , 2011 , after receiving as much as of rainfall from Hurricane Irene , the Gilboa Dam was placed in a level B situation . Though the dam was intact , the heavy upstream rainfall from the hurricane prompted officials to issue an evacuation order for downstream residents , including a mandatory evacuation of the towns of Middleburgh and Schoharie . The evacuation order was due to the heavy rainfall and not due to a dam failure . After a minor earthquake on August 27 , 2011 was recorded in the region and in response to the 2011 Virginia earthquake which occurred on August 23 , 2011 and was felt as far north as Canada , New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered an infrastructure inspection which included the Gilboa Dam . Governor Cuomo visited the dam on the morning of August 28 , 2011 to report that officials had discovered no impacts to the dam from recent seismic activity
2011 Virginia earthquake
2011 Virginia earthquake
Schoharie Reservoir