- Cross River Reservoir
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Cross River Reservoir East end of the reservoir Location Westchester County, New York Coordinates 41°15′15″N 73°37′58″W / 41.2543°N 73.6329°WCoordinates: 41°15′15″N 73°37′58″W / 41.2543°N 73.6329°W Lake type reservoir Primary inflows Cross River Primary outflows Cross River Catchment area 30 sq mi (78 km2) Basin countries United States Max. length 3.2 mi (5.1 km) The Cross River Reservoir is a reservoir located in northern Westchester County, New York and is part of New York City's water supply system. It is situated within the towns of Bedford, Lewisboro, and Pound Ridge, about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the village of Katonah, and over 25 miles (40 km) north of New York City. 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 reservoir was finally put into service in 1908. 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 (78 km²), and can hold 10.3 billion US gallons (39,000,000 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. Via the aqueduct, it flows into The Bronx, entering the Jerome Park Reservoir. In Manhattan, it meets the Catskill Aqueduct. It finally flows through Brooklyn and Staten Island, stopping near the end of the island.
See also
Reservoirs
(Croton Watershed)Reservoirs
(Catskill/Delaware Watershed)Controlled Lakes Waterways Croton River · West Branch Croton River · Middle Branch Croton River · East Branch Croton River · Titicus River · Muscoot River · Cross River · Esopus Creek · Neversink River · Rondout Creek · Delaware River · East Branch Delaware River · West Branch Delaware RiverAqueducts New Croton Aqueduct · Croton Aqueduct (decommissioned) · Catskill Aqueduct · Shandaken Tunnel · Delaware Aqueduct · Neversink Tunnel · East Delaware Tunnel · West Delaware TunnelStorage Reservoirs Croton Distributing Reservoir (decommissioned) · Highbridge Reservoir (decommissioned) · Hillview Reservoir · Jerome Park Reservoir · Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir (decommissioned) · Silver Lake Reservoir · Ridgewood Reservoir (decommissioned) · Williamsbridge Reservoir (decommissioned)Distribution Tunnels New York City Water Tunnel No. 1 · New York City Water Tunnel No. 2 · New York City Water Tunnel No. 3 (under construction) · Richmond TunnelCategories:- Reservoirs in New York
- Croton Watershed
- Protected areas of Westchester County, New York
- New York City building and structure stubs
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