Muscoot Reservoir - Citizendia

Muscoot Reservoir
Location	Westchester County, New York
Lake type	reservoir
Catchment area	76 sq mi (200 km²)
Basin countries	United States

The Muscoot Reservoir is a small reservoir in northern Westchester County, New York. 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 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, Westchester County is a primarily Suburban county located in the U It is located directly north of the village of Katonah, New York, and is over 25 miles (40 kilometres) north of New York City, which the reservoir eventually supplies with tapwater. 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 last century by impounding the Muscoot River, which is a tributary of the Croton River, which in turn is a tributary of the Hudson River. 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 itself was once much smaller, but the other side of the original dam was intentionally flooded to make the reservoir bigger, and a new dam was built. The original dam is still standing, and divides the reservoir in two.

The reservoir was finally completed in 1905. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The resulting body of water is the main collecting point for all of the reservoirs in the Croton Watershed, except for the New Croton Reservoir. The New Croton Reservoir is a narrow reservoir in Westchester County New York, lying approximately 22 miles (35 It is almost 8 miles (almost 13 km) long, can hold up to 4. 9 billion gallons (18. 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 5 million m³) of water at full capacity, and has a drainage basin that covers 76 square miles (121. 6 km²) of land. A drainage basin is an area of land around a reservoir where there lie minor bodies of water that feed the reservoir.

The drinking water from the reservoir flows down the rest of the Muscoot River, and then enters the Croton River to flow into the New Croton Reservoir, and enters the New Croton Aqueduct. 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 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. It then flows south towards New York City, and flows through the Jerome Park Reservoir in The Bronx. The Jerome Park Reservoir is located in the North Bronx, New York City. It continues through Manhattan, where it mixes with water from the Catskill Aqueduct, and finally flows through Brooklyn and Staten Island, where the water from the aqueduct finally comes to a stop. 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 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

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