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The Catskill Aqueduct in northern Orange County Map of Catskill Aqueduct Construction of Catskill Aqueduct, 1911. The Catskill Aqueduct, part of the New York City water supply system, brings water from the Catskill Mountains to Yonkers where it connects to other parts of the system.
The Delaware Aqueduct, completed in 1945, taps tributaries of the Delaware River in the western Catskill Mountains and provides approximately half of New York City's water supply. [ 16 ] The latter two aqueducts provide 90% of New York City's drinking water, and the watershed for these aqueducts extends a combined 1 million acres (400,000 ha).
Rondout Reservoir. The Delaware Aqueduct is an aqueduct in the New York City water supply system.It takes water from the Rondout, Cannonsville, Neversink, and Pepacton reservoirs on the west bank of the Hudson River through the Chelsea Pump Station, then into the West Branch, Kensico, and Hillview reservoirs on the east bank, ending at Hillview in Yonkers, New York.
The Croton Aqueduct or Old Croton Aqueduct was a large and complex water distribution system constructed for New York City between 1837 and 1842. The great aqueducts, which were among the first in the United States, carried water by gravity 41 miles (66 km) from the Croton River in Westchester County to reservoirs in Manhattan.
The Croton Distributing Reservoir, also known as the Murray Hill Reservoir, was an above-ground reservoir at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Covering 4 acres (16,000 m 2 ) and holding 20 million US gallons (76,000 m 3 ), [ 1 ] it supplied the city with drinking water during the 19th century.
Distinctive New York City Watershed building in Yonkers for shaft of New Croton Aqueduct The New Croton Aqueduct opened on July 15, 1890, [ 3 ] replacing the Old Croton Aqueduct. The newer aqueduct is a brick-lined tunnel, 13 feet (4.0 m) in diameter and 33 miles (53 km) long, running from the New Croton Reservoir in Westchester County to the ...
The High Bridge (originally the Aqueduct Bridge) is a steel arch bridge connecting the New York City boroughs of the Bronx and Manhattan. Rising 140 ft (43 m) over the Harlem River , it is the city's oldest bridge, having opened as part of the Croton Aqueduct in 1848.
Water Tunnel No. 3 is the largest capital construction project in New York City history. [2] Construction began in 1970. [3] Portions of the tunnel were placed into service in 1998 and 2013 and the remaining sections are expected to be complete by 2032. [4] [5]