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New York State Reservoirs

NY Reservoirs

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Alcove Reservoir 

Alcove Reservoir is a reservoir located in Albany County, New York, United States. It serves as water supply for the city of Albany. At 618 ft (188 m) in elevation, the closest hamlet is Alcove, part of the town of Coeymans. New York State Route 32 passes the reservoir on the west. It was built 1928-1932, inundating the village of Indian Fields.

Allegheny Reservoir

See The Allegheny River

In its upper reaches the Allegheny is joined from the south by Potato Creek in McKean County, Pennsylvania and from the north by Olean Creek at Olean, New York. The Great Valley Creek and Little Valley Creek join the river from the north in Salamanca, New York before becoming the Allegheny Reservoir. After re-entering Pennsylvania, it is joined from the east by Kinzua Creek 10 mi (16 km) upstream of Warren; from the north by Conewango Creek at Warren; from the west by Brokenstraw Creek; from the north by Oil Creek at Oil City; from the west by French Creek at Franklin; from the east by the Clarion River in Parker, Pennsylvania, one of its principal tributaries, in eastern Clarion County; from the east by Crooked Creek southeast of Kittanning; and from the east by the Kiskiminetas River, another principal tributary, at Freeport. Buffalo Creek enters at Freeport, Bull Creek enters at Tarentum. There are many other creeks, runs and streams that enter or join with the Allegheny River.

Amawalk Reservoir

The Amawalk Reservoir is a small reservoir in central-northern Westchester County, New York. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 202 and New York State Route 35, and is over 32 miles (over 51 kilometres) north of New York City. It was formed by impounding the middle of the Muscoot River, one of the tributaries of the Croton River. This reservoir was put into service in 1897, and was named after the small community of Amawalk, NY, which was inundated by the reservoir, and relocated near the dam.

The reservoir is one of the smaller reservoirs in NYC's water supply system. It is only about 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) long. It only holds about 6.7 billion gallons (about 25.7 million m³) of water at full capacity, and has a drainage basin of 20 square miles (32 square kilometres).

Water which is either released or spilled out of Amawalk Reservoir flows south in the Muscoot River and eventually enters the Muscoot Reservoir, and then flows into the New Croton Reservoir. The water enters the New Croton Aqueduct, which sends water to the Jerome Park Reservoir in the Bronx, where the water is distributed to the Bronx and to northern Manhattan. On average, the New Croton Aqueduct delivers 10% of New York City's drinking water. The water that doesn't enter the New Croton Aqueduct will flow into the Hudson River at Croton Point.

Ashokan Reservoir

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Basic Creek Reservoir

To fish, hike, or birdwatch at Albany's Basic Creek Reservoir in Westerlo you must have a photo permit. It costs $10 for city residents, $20 for non-residents. They may be obtained from:

The Department of Water Supply

35 Erie Blvd.
Albany, NY 12204
518-434-5300Source: WRGB, CBS, Albany, NY

Basic Creek Reservoir Re-opens June 20 in Albany

Mayor Gerald Jennings has announced the reopening of the Basic Creek Reservoir to shoreline fishing, hiking and bird watching. The 265 acre City of Albany reservoir, located in the Town of Westerlo, was closed following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Opening day is set for Friday, June 20, 2008.

Source: May 13, 2008 by newyorkoutdoors

Beacon Reservoir

Beacon Reservoir supplies water to the city of the same name in Dutchess County, New York, USA. It is located at 1,285 feet (392 m) above sea level in a hollow between Beacon Mountain and Scofield Ridge, in the neighboring Town of Fishkill, very close to the Putnam County line. It was created in 1922 by damming Dry Brook. It holds 125 million gallons (4,725 m³). A publicly accessible dirt road, frequently used to climb the mountain, runs from the city past it to the summits. No boating or fishing is allowed in the reservoir.

Bog Brook Reservoir

The Bog Brook Reservoir is a small reservoir in the Croton Watershed in southern New York State. It is located in the town of Southeast, New York in Putnam County, and is approximately 38 miles (over 60 kilometres) north of New York City, which it supplies water to. It was formed by the damming of Bog Brook, a small tributary of the East Branch of the Croton River, which is in turn a tributary of the Croton River. This reservoir was put into service in 1892, making it one of the older reservoirs in New York City's water supply system.

The resulting body of water holds 4.4 billion gallons (over 16.6 million m³) of water at full capacity, and has a drainage basin of 4 square miles (6.4 square km). The drainage basin is an area of land surrounding a reservoir which has creeks, lakes, and other sources of water that supply their water to said reservoir. If one of those creeks is impounded to form a reservoir, that makes another drainage basin.

The Bog Brook is one of 12 reservoirs in New York City's Croton Water Supply System. Its main function is to serve as a storage reservoir for the larger East Branch Reservoir. The Bog Brook is connected to the nearby East Branch Reservoir by an underground tunnel.

From the East Branch Reservoir, the water flows into the continuation of the East Branch of the Croton River, then into The Diverting Reservoir, then via the Croton River to the Muscoot Reservoir and the New Croton Reservoir, into the New Croton Aqueduct, and finally to the Jerome Park Reservoir in the Bronx for distribution to New York City. It will then flow through Manhattan, and mix with the water from the Catskill Aqueduct.

Boyds Corner Reservoir

The Boyds Corner Reservoir is a small reservoir in Putnam County, New York. It is in the town of Kent, New York, and is about 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of New York City. It is the northernmost reservoir in the Croton Watershed, and was formed by impounding the middle of the West Branch of the Croton River, submerging the village of Boyds Corner.

Completed in 1872, the Boyds Corner dam saw the use of concrete in dam construction for the first time since the Ancient Romans. It was put into service in 1873, and is the City's second oldest reservoir (after the Croton Reservoir). Originally constructed as part of the City's Croton system, Boyds Corner today serves mainly as part of the Catskill/Delaware water supply system.

The reservoir can hold 1.7 billion gallons (6.4 million m). This makes it one of the smaller reservoirs in New York City's water supply system. The water that does not go to New York City flows out of the West Branch, and heads toward the end of the Croton River, passing through four more reservoirs along the way, and empties out into the Hudson River.

Water from Boyds Corner flows briefly into the Croton River and then continues southeast to enter the City's West Branch Reservoir, where it mixes with water carried from the Rondout Reservoir, west of the Hudson River, through the Delaware Aqueduct. From the West Branch, it ordinarily flows into the Kensico Reservoir, which also receives water from the Catskill system through the Catskill Aqueduct. After settling at Kensico, the water flows through two aqueducts to the Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers, where it enters the City's distribution system. This system delivers water throughout the city via a network of pipes and tunnels.

The Boyds Corner watershed drainage basin is 22 square miles and a mere 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length. It includes portions of the Towns of Carmel and Putnam Valley in Putnam County, and East Fishkill in Dutchess County.

• Browns Pond
• Lake Capra
• Carry Falls Reservoir
• Chadwick Lake
• Colgate Lake
• Cooper Lake
• Croton Falls Reservoir
• Cross River Reservoir
• DeForest Lake
• Delta Lake
• Diverting Reservoir
• East Branch Reservoir
• Great Sacandaga Lake
• Hillview Reservoir
• Hinckley Reservoir
• Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
• Jerome Park Reservoir
• Kenozia Lake
• Kensico Reservoir
• Lake Maratanza
• Middle Branch Reservoir
• Mongaup Falls Reservoir
• Muscoot Reservoir
• New Croton Reservoir
• Pepacton Reservoir
• Ramhannock Reservoir
• Ridgewood Reservoir
• Rondout Reservoir
• Salmon River Reservoir
• Schoharie Reservoir
• Sturgeon Pond
• Swinging Bridge Reservoir
• Titicus Reservoir
• Lake Washington
• West Branch Reservoir
• Westcott Reservoir
• Woodland Reservoir
• Winnisook Lake

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