New Croton Reservoir

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. In 1842 the Croton River, a tributary of the Hudson River, was impounded by the Old Croton Dam to create Croton Lake. 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 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, is approximately 9 miles (14 km) long, and can hold 19 billion US gallons (72,000,000 m3) of water at full capacity. #drones #djimavic3pro #drone #dji #djidrone #djipilot #djidrones #dronestagram #dronepilot #dronelife #dronevideo #dronevideos #dronevideography #empiretri #empiretriclub #usat #ironman #garmin #garmincycling #fenix5x #garmin530 #iamspecialized #specializedcreoslexpert #cycling #cyclinglife #biking #bikelife #ultracycling #apidura #nubear