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Rondout Reservoir. The Delaware Aqueduct is an aqueduct in the New York City water supply system.It takes water from the Rondout, Cannonsville, Neversink, and Pepacton reservoirs on the west bank of the Hudson River through the Chelsea Pump Station, then into the West Branch, Kensico, and Hillview reservoirs on the east bank, ending at Hillview in Yonkers, New York.
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Pennsylvania.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
The latter two aqueducts provide 90% of New York City's drinking water, and the watershed for these aqueducts extends a combined 1 million acres (400,000 ha). Two-fifths of the watershed is owned by the New York City, state, or local governments, or by private conservancies.
Big Sixmile Creek (Grand Island, New York) Black Brook (Ausable River tributary) Black Brook (Mongaup River tributary) Black Creek (Angelica Creek tributary) Black Creek (Beaver River tributary) Black Creek (Genesee River-Allegany County, New York) Black Creek (Genesee River-Monroe County, New York) Black Creek (Indian River tributary)
In order to allow ships to move freely, the eastern end of the dam contains a lock, commonly called the Federal Lock or (on some charts and publications) the "Troy-US Lock." The lock, which was opened in 1916, has a single chamber and is 520 feet (160 m) long, 45 feet (14 m) wide, 17 feet (5.2 m) deep, and has a lift of approximately 14 feet (4 ...
In 1885, the old Kensico Dam was built south of the village of Kensico as an additional source of water for New York City. The dam formed a small lake with water from the Bronx River and the Byram River, but it was not enough for New York's increasing population. A reservoir was needed to act as a holding tank for distribution to New York City. [6]
The original Croton Dam (Old Croton Dam) was built between 1837 and 1842 to improve New York City's water supply.By 1881, after extensive repairs to the dam, which was 50 feet (15 m) high, the Old Croton Reservoir was able to supply about 90 million US gallons (340,000 m 3) a day to the city via the Old Croton Aqueduct. [5]