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The engineers' tablet mounted on the headhouse nearest the spillway lists the spillway length as 1,000 feet (300 m) and the total length of the dam and spillway combined as 2,188 feet (667 m). [9] New Croton Dam impounds up to 19 billion US gallons (72,000,000 m 3 ) of water, a small fraction of the New York City water system's total storage ...
The New York State National Guard was called in to protect replacement workers and violence ensued. [3] In 1906, the New Croton Dam was completed, expanding the existing impoundment into the New Croton Reservoir, then the largest in the Croton Watershed, and thus one of the largest in the New York City water supply system to that point.
The three branches of the Croton River are collected at the New Croton Reservoir. Flow in excess of New York City's needs goes over a spillway at the New Croton Dam there and discharges into the Hudson River. The Croton Watershed is a term describing a part of the New York City water supply system.
The three branches of the Croton River are collected at the New Croton Reservoir. Flow in excess of New York City's needs goes over a spillway at the New Croton Dam there and discharges into the Hudson River. The Croton River watershed is a hydrological feature, the 361 sq mi (930 km 2) [2] drainage basin of the Croton River and its
The New Croton Dam in Croton-on-Hudson.. Volunteer firefighter Senator Bjorge, engineer of Rescue 18, conducts the weekly rig check April 29 at Harmon Firehouse in Croton-on-Hudson. The fire ...
The Croton River is part of the New York City water supply system, the flow of its three branches are collected at the New Croton Reservoir. Pictured, New Croton Dam Croton River as it flows away from Croton Dam. The Croton River was the main source of the city water supply from 1842 to the mid-20th century.
Severe flooding in the Midwest has left at least two people dead as heavy rains caused a bridge to collapse, a historic dam to be on the brink of failure and an entire town to be cut off by ...
The road over the top of the dam is one of four arteries for crossing the Croton River (only three of the bridges connect to public roads at both ends). Following the September 11 attacks in 2001, this road has been closed to non-emergency vehicles as a security precaution, though it remains open to pedestrians and bicycles, and a popular local ...