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Cross River Reservoir
Cross River Reservoir - East end of the reservoir
East end of the reservoir
Location Westchester County, New York
Lake type reservoir
Primary inflows Cross River
Primary outflows Cross River
Catchment area 30 sq mi (78 km²)
Basin countries United States
Max. Westchester County is a primarily Suburban county located in the U A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use In Hydrology, the inflow of a Body of water is the source of the Water in the body of water The Cross River is a short river in southern New York State that rises near Cross River in the township of Lewisboro. In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time The Cross River is a short river in southern New York State that rises near Cross River in the township of Lewisboro. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, length 3. 2 mi (5. 1 km)

The Cross River Reservoir is a small reservoir in northern Westchester County, New York, part of New York City's water supply system. A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use Westchester County is a primarily Suburban county located in the U New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The City of New York A water supply network is a system of engineered Hydrologic and Hydraulic components including the watershed or geographic area that collects It is located within the towns of Bedford and Lewisboro, about 1 mile (1. Bedford New York can refer to Bedford (town New York Bedford (CDP New York (census-designated place Bedford Brooklyn Lewisboro is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. 6 km) east of the village of Katonah, and over 25 miles (40 km) north of New York City. Katonah New York is one of three unincorporated hamlets within the town of Bedford, Westchester County. The City of New York It was constructed around the turn of the century by impounding the Cross River, a tributary of the Croton River, which eventually flows into the Hudson River. The Cross River is a short river in southern New York State that rises near Cross River in the township of Lewisboro. The Croton River (pronounced "Crow-ton" is a river in southern New York that begins where the East and West Branches of the Croton River meet The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami

The reservoir was finally put into service in 1908. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The resulting body of water is one of 16 (12 reservoirs and 4 controlled lakes) in the Croton Watershed, the southernmost of New York City's watersheds. The reservoir is approximately 3. 2 miles (5. 1 km) long, has a drainage basin of 30 square miles (48 km²), and can hold 10. 3 billion gallons (38. A gallon is a measure of Volume. It is in current use in the United States and still has limited use in many other English-speaking countries 9 million m³) of water at full capacity, making it one of the city's smaller reservoirs.

To reach the city, water flows through Cross River into the Muscoot Reservoir, then down that one into the New Croton Reservoir, where it enters the New Croton Aqueduct in Yorktown. The Muscoot Reservoir is a small reservoir in northern Westchester County New York. The New Croton Reservoir is a narrow reservoir in Westchester County New York, lying approximately 22 miles (35 Built roughly parallel to the Old Croton Aqueduct, the New Croton Aqueduct was constructed to provide a large steady supply of water for New York City. Yorktown is a town in Westchester County, New York, in the Suburbs of New York City about 38 miles north of midtown Manhattan Via the aqueduct, it flows into The Bronx , entering the Jerome Park Reservoir. The Jerome Park Reservoir is located in the North Bronx, New York City. In Manhattan, it meets the Catskill Aqueduct. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The Catskill Aqueduct, part of the New York City water supply system, brings water from the Catskill Mountains to Yonkers where it connects to other parts of the sytem It finally flows through Brooklyn and Staten Island, stopping near the end of the island. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name

See also


This is a list of Reservoirs and Dams in the State of New York.
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