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{{Short description|Reservoir}}
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The '''New Croton Reservoir''' is a reservoir in [[Westchester County, New York]], part of the [[New York City water supply system]] lying approximately {{convert|22|mi|km}} north of [[New York City]]. It is the collecting point for water from all reservoirs in the [[Croton Watershed]].<ref name="dec">{{cite web|title=New Croton Reservoir|url=http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/75459.html|website=dec.ny.gov|publisher=NYS Department of Environmental Conservation|accessdate=13 March 2016}}</ref>
The '''New Croton Reservoir''' is a reservoir in [[Westchester County, New York]], part of the [[New York City water supply system]] lying approximately {{convert|22|mi|km}} north of [[New York City]]. It is the collecting point for water from all reservoirs in the [[Croton Watershed]].<ref name="dec">{{cite web|title=New Croton Reservoir|url=http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/75459.html|website=dec.ny.gov|publisher=NYS Department of Environmental Conservation|access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
In 1842 the [[Croton River]], a tributary of the [[Hudson River]], was impounded by the [[Old Croton Dam]] to create Croton Lake.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} This was [[New York City]]'s first source of water beyond its city limits. Its waters traveled by aqueduct to the [[Croton Distributing Reservoir]] in midtown [[Manhattan]].
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The original reservoir was created in 1842 by damming the [[Croton River]], a tributary of the [[Hudson River]]. Called Croton Lake, it was New York City's first source of water beyond its city limits. In 1905 the [[New Croton Dam]] was new completed, expanding the reservoir into the largest in the Croton Watershed, and one of the bigger of the small reservoirs in the [[New York City water supply system]]. It is approximately {{convert|9|mi|km}} long, and it can hold {{convert|19|e9USgal|m3}} of water at full capacity. It is also supplied by a 57 square mile (148&nbsp;km²) [[drainage basin]].<ref name="SciAmer">{{cite journal|last1=Staff|title=Completing the Great Masonry Dam of, the New Croton Reservoir|date=September 24, 1904|volume=Scientific America|url=http://www.scientificamericanpast.com/Scientific%20American%201900%20to%201909/4/lg/sci9241904.htm|accessdate=13 March 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017114814/http://www.scientificamericanpast.com/Scientific%20American%201900%20to%201909/4/lg/sci9241904.htm|archivedate=17 October 2012|df=}}</ref>


Construction on a [[New Croton Dam]] began in 1892. In 1900, the workers (primarily [[Italian diaspora|Italian immigrants]], [[Irish diaspora|Irish immigrants]] and [[African Americans|African-Americans]]) constructing the dam went on strike to protest unfair wages. The New York State National Guard was called in to protect replacement workers and violence ensued.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The New Croton Reservoir – Public Water |url=http://public-water.com/story-of-nyc-water/new-croton-reservoir/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |language=en}}</ref>
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New Croton Reservoir flows into the [[New Croton aqueduct]], then into the [[Jerome Park Reservoir]] in [[The Bronx]]. In [[Manhattan]] its flow is mixed with that from the [[Catskill aqueduct]], the result flowing through the New York City boroughs of [[Brooklyn]] and [[Staten Island]], termini of the distribution system.<ref name="ASCE">{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Croton Water Supply System|url=http://www.ascemetsection.org/committees/history-and-heritage/landmarks/croton-water-supply|website=ascemetsection.org|publisher=American Society of Civil Engineers|accessdate=13 November 2016}}</ref>

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In 1906, the New Croton Dam was completed, expanding the existing impoundment into the New Croton Reservoir, then the largest in the Croton Watershed, and thus one of the largest in the [[New York City water supply system]] to that point. It has a 57 square mile (148&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) [[drainage basin]],<ref name="SciAmer">{{cite news|last1=Staff|title=Completing the Great Masonry Dam of, the New Croton Reservoir|date=September 24, 1904|work=Scientific American|url=http://www.scientificamericanpast.com/Scientific%20American%201900%20to%201909/4/lg/sci9241904.htm|access-date=13 March 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017114814/http://www.scientificamericanpast.com/Scientific%20American%201900%20to%201909/4/lg/sci9241904.htm|archive-date=17 October 2012}}</ref> is approximately {{convert|9|mi|km}} long, and can hold {{convert|19|e9USgal|m3}} of water at full capacity.

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Its waters flow into the [[New Croton Aqueduct]], then into the [[Jerome Park Reservoir]] in [[the Bronx]]. Water from the Jerome Park Reservoir is normally distributed to parts of [[Manhattan]], the Bronx, and western [[Queens]].<ref name="ASCE">{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Croton Water Supply System|url=http://www.ascemetsection.org/committees/history-and-heritage/landmarks/croton-water-supply|website=ascemetsection.org|publisher=American Society of Civil Engineers|access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{wide image|New Croton reservoir and dam panorama.jpg|700px|align-cap=center|Panorama view of New Croton reservoir and New Croton Dam}}
{{wide image|New Croton reservoir and dam panorama.jpg|700px|align-cap=center|Panoramic view of New Croton Reservoir and [[New Croton Dam]]}}


<gallery class="center" widths="165px" heights="150px" >
<gallery class="center" widths="165" heights="150">
File:CrotonReservoir.jpg|The reservoir and the [[AMVETS]] Memorial Bridge
File:CrotonReservoir.jpg|Perspective of the reservoir
File:CrotonReservoirSystem.JPG|Water treatment at the reservoir
File:NYC Water (52433738528).jpg|Water treatment at the reservoir
File:CrotonReservoirPlaque.JPG|Details and list of project workers of the New Croton Aqueduct
File:CrotonReservoirPlaque.JPG|Plaque at the New Croton Aqueduct
File:CrotonReservoirBridge.JPG|AMVETS Memorial Bridge - One of several bridges transversing the reservoir
File:CrotonReservoirBridge.JPG|Gate House Bridge - one of several bridges transversing the reservoir
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Category:Croton Watershed]]
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New Croton Reservoir
New Croton Reservoir is located in New York
New Croton Reservoir
New Croton Reservoir
LocationWestchester County, New York
Coordinates41°13′58.65″N 73°50′23.27″W / 41.2329583°N 73.8397972°W / 41.2329583; -73.8397972
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsCroton River
Primary outflowsCroton River
Catchment area57 sq mi (150 km2)
Basin countriesUnited States

The New Croton Reservoir is a reservoir in Westchester County, New York, part of the New York City water supply system lying approximately 22 miles (35 km) north of New York City. It is the collecting point for water from all reservoirs in the Croton Watershed.[1]

History

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In 1842 the Croton River, a tributary of the Hudson River, was impounded by the Old Croton Dam to create Croton Lake.[citation needed] This was New York City's first source of water beyond its city limits. Its waters traveled by aqueduct to the Croton Distributing Reservoir in midtown Manhattan.

Construction on a New Croton Dam began in 1892. In 1900, the workers (primarily Italian immigrants, Irish immigrants and African-Americans) constructing the dam went on strike to protest unfair wages. The New York State National Guard was called in to protect replacement workers and violence ensued.[2]

In 1906, the New Croton Dam was completed, expanding the existing impoundment into the New Croton Reservoir, then the largest in the Croton Watershed, and thus one of the largest in the New York City water supply system to that point. It has a 57 square mile (148 km2) drainage basin,[3] is approximately 9 miles (14 km) long, and can hold 19 billion US gallons (72,000,000 m3) of water at full capacity.

Its waters flow into the New Croton Aqueduct, then into the Jerome Park Reservoir in the Bronx. Water from the Jerome Park Reservoir is normally distributed to parts of Manhattan, the Bronx, and western Queens.[4]

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Panoramic view of New Croton Reservoir and New Croton Dam
  • Perspective of the reservoir
    Perspective of the reservoir
  • Water treatment at the reservoir
    Water treatment at the reservoir
  • Plaque at the New Croton Aqueduct
    Plaque at the New Croton Aqueduct
  • Gate House Bridge - one of several bridges transversing the reservoir
    Gate House Bridge - one of several bridges transversing the reservoir

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to New Croton Reservoir.

References

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  1. ^ "New Croton Reservoir". dec.ny.gov. NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. ^ "The New Croton Reservoir – Public Water". Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  3. ^ Staff (September 24, 1904). "Completing the Great Masonry Dam of, the New Croton Reservoir". Scientific American. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. ^ Staff. "Croton Water Supply System". ascemetsection.org. American Society of Civil Engineers. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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