- Titicus Reservoir
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lake_name = Titicus Reservoir
image_lake = Titicus Reservoir 5.jpg
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location =Westchester County, New York
coords = coord|41|19|58.44|N|73|37|29.28|W|type:waterbody_region:US-NY|display=inline,title
type =reservoir
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catchment = convert|24|sqmi|km2|abbr=on
basin_countries = United States
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area = 681.5 acres (2.7 km²)
depth = 32 ft (9.8 m)
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cities =Titicus Reservoir is one of 12 in the
New York City Water Supply System 's Croton watershed. It is located in the Town of North Salem in Westchester County, 30 miles (48 km) north of the city.At full capacity it holds 7.2 billion gallons (2.7 million m³). It is 681.5 acres (2.7 km²) in area, two miles (3.2 km) long, reaches a mean depth of 32 feet (9.8 m) and drains a 24-square mile (62.4 km²) area in North Salem and Lewisboro.
Water from the reservoir goes first along the Titicus to the
Muscoot Reservoir , then intoNew Croton Reservoir and finally along the 24-mile (38.6-km)New Croton Aqueduct to theJerome Park Reservoir in theBronx , where it is part of the city's daily draw.It has been supplying the city since 1893.
ee also
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List of reservoirs and dams in New York
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