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The original Croton Dam (Old Croton Dam) was built between 1837 and 1842 to improve New York City's water supply.By 1881, after extensive repairs to the dam, which was 50 feet (15 m) high, the Old Croton Reservoir was able to supply about 90 million US gallons (340,000 m 3) a day to the city via the Old Croton Aqueduct. [5]
Croton Dam (or Croton Hydroelectric Plant) is an earth-filled embankment dam and powerplant complex on the Muskegon River in Croton Township, Newaygo County, Michigan. It was built in 1907 under the direction of William D. Fargo by the Grand Rapids - Muskegon Power Company, a predecessor of Consumers Energy .
The Old Croton Dam is a historic dam located in Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, now lying submerged beneath the waters of the New Croton Reservoir. The dam was built on the Croton River between 1837 and 1842, and was the first substantial masonry dam in the United States. Construction was delayed by a January 1841 storm that washed away ...
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 .
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The Croton River is part of the New York City water supply system, the flow of its three branches are collected at the New Croton Reservoir. Pictured, New Croton Dam Croton River as it flows away from Croton Dam. The Croton River was the main source of the city water supply from 1842 to the mid-20th century.
The Old Croton Aqueduct's capacity was around 90 million gallons per day. To meet the city's growing needs, the city started construction of the New Croton Aqueduct in 1885. [6] The new aqueduct opened for operation in 1890 with a capacity of 300 million gallons per day. [7] The New Croton Dam was added in 1906. The Old Croton Aqueduct ...
The Croton River watershed is the drainage basin of the Croton River and its seven tributary rivers, a hydrological feature in southeastern New York State. Spanning large swaths of Putnam and Westchester counties, it is over 350 square miles (910 km 2 ) in area and holds some 115 billion US gallons (440,000,000 m 3 ) of fresh water.