Titicus Reservoir
Titicus Reservoir | |
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Location | Westchester County, New York |
Coordinates | 41°19′58.44″N 73°37′29.28″W / 41.3329000°N 73.6248000°W |
Type | reservoir |
Catchment area | 24 sq mi (62 km2)[1] |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 681.5 acres (275.8 ha)[2] |
Average depth | 32 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
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- List of reservoirs and dams in New York
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