Titicus Reservoir

Coordinates: 41°19′58.44″N 73°37′29.28″W / 41.3329000°N 73.6248000°W / 41.3329000; -73.6248000
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Titicus Reservoir
Titicus Reservoir is located in New York
Titicus Reservoir
Titicus Reservoir
LocationWestchester County, New York
Coordinates41°19′58.44″N 73°37′29.28″W / 41.3329000°N 73.6248000°W / 41.3329000; -73.6248000
Typereservoir
Catchment area24 sq mi (62 km2)[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area681.5 acres (275.8 ha)[2]
Average depth32 ft (9.8 m)

Titicus Reservoir is a reservoir located in the Town of North Salem in Westchester County, 30 miles (48 km) north of New York City.[1] One of twelve in the NYC water supply's Croton Watershed, it has been supplying the system since 1893.[1]

At full capacity it holds 7.2 billion gallons (2.7 million m³).[1] 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[2] in North Salem and Lewisboro. The Titicus River, which feeds the east end of the reservoir, begins more than five miles away in Ridgefield, Connecticut; it drains much of northern Ridgefield and Ridgebury, Connecticut.

Water from the reservoir goes first along the Titicus to the

Bronx
, where it becomes part of the city's daily draw.

See also

  • List of reservoirs and dams in New York

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Titicus". The City of New York. 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Titicus Reservoir". New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

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