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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 ...
Rondout Reservoir is part of New York City's water supply network. It is located 75 miles (121 km) northwest of the city in the Catskill Mountains, near the southern end of Catskill Park, split between the towns of Wawarsing in Ulster County and Neversink in Sullivan County. It is the central collection point for the city's Delaware System ...
Boyds Corner Dam; Cannonsville Dam; Cross River Dam; Cuba Lake Dam; Cuddebackville Dam; Conklingville Dam; Downsville Dam; East Sidney Dam; Federal Dam; Gilboa Dam; Jamesville Dam; Kensico Dam; Marcy Dam; Merian Dam; Mount Morris Dam; Muscoot Dam; Neversink Dam; New Croton Dam; Olivebridge Dam; Rushford / Caneadea Dam at Rushford Lake; Stewart ...
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.
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]
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]
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]
Exterior of the Mechanicville New York Hydroelectric plant in 1898. The project consists of a spillway 900 feet (270 m) feet long, an earth embankment dam about 900 feet (270 m) long and 20 feet (6.1 m) high, and a powerhouse. The powerhouse is 220 feet (67 m) wide and 50 feet (15 m) long, made of reinforced concrete.