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  2. List of dams and reservoirs in New York - Wikipedia

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    Amawalk Dam; Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project; Boyds Corner Dam; Cannonsville Dam; Cross River Dam; Cuba Lake Dam; Cuddebackville Dam; Conklingville Dam

  3. Kensico Reservoir - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Cannonsville Reservoir - Wikipedia

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    Location: Delaware County, New York: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Reservoir: Primary inflows: West Branch Delaware River: Primary outflows: West Branch Delaware River, West Delaware Tunnel: Catchment area: 455 sq mi (1,180 km 2): Basin countries: United States: Water volume: 362,000,000 m 3 (0.087 cu mi): Surface elevation: 1,148 feet (350 m) [1]: The Cannonsville Reservoir is a reservoir in the New ...

  5. Riverkeeper - Wikipedia

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    Riverkeeper studies the water quality of the Hudson. The river water is measured for salinity, oxygen, temperature, suspended sediment, chlorophyll and sewage. As of 2008, it is estimated that each year New York City's 460 Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) dump more than 27 billion gallons of raw sewage into the river and New York Harbor. [29]

  6. New Croton Dam - Wikipedia

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    The New Croton Dam (also known as Cornell Dam) [1] is a dam forming the New Croton Reservoir, both parts of the New York City water supply system. It stretches across the Croton River near Croton-on-Hudson, New York, about 22 miles (35 km) north of New York City. Construction began in 1892 and was completed in 1906. [2]

  7. Delaware Aqueduct - Wikipedia

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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.

  8. List of dam removals in New York - Wikipedia

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    The 2023 demolition of the Indian Rapids Dam on the Saranac River in Plattsburgh. This is a list of dams in New York that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.

  9. Schoharie Reservoir - Wikipedia

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    The resulting reservoir, the northernmost of the New York City system, is located 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Albany and roughly 110 miles (180 km) northwest of New York City. It lies at the southern end of Schoharie County, the northeastern end of Delaware County, and at the northwestern end of Greene County. It neighbors such towns as ...