List of reservoirs and dams in New York
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Reservoirs
- Alcove ReservoirAlcove ReservoirAlcove Reservoir is a reservoir located in Albany County, New York, United States. It serves as water supply for the city of Albany. At in elevation, the closest hamlet is Alcove, part of the town of Coeymans. New York State Route 32 passes the reservoir on the west...
- Allegheny ReservoirAllegheny ReservoirThe Allegheny Reservoir is a reservoir along the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania and New York, USA. It was created in 1965 by the construction of the Kinzua Dam along the river.-History:...
- Amawalk ReservoirAmawalk ReservoirThe Amawalk Reservoir is a small reservoir in central-northern Westchester County, New York. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 202 and New York State Route 35 in the town of Somers, and is over 32 miles north of New York City. It was formed by impounding the middle of the...
- Ashokan ReservoirAshokan ReservoirThe Ashokan Reservoir is a reservoir in Ulster County, New York, USA. The reservoir is in the eastern end of the Catskill Park, and is one of several reservoirs created to provide the City of New York with water. However, it is one of only two reservoirs in the Catskill Watershed. It is also New...
- Basic Reservoir
- Beacon ReservoirBeacon ReservoirBeacon Reservoir supplies water to the city of the same name in Dutchess County, New York, USA. It is located at 1,285 feet above sea level in a hollow between Beacon Mountain and Scofield Ridge, in the neighboring Town of Fishkill, very close to the Putnam County line. It was created in 1922 by...
- Blake Falls ReservoirBlake Falls ReservoirThe Blake Falls Reservoir is a reservoir in the Adirondack Park in Parishville, New York. It is a popular recreational fishing spot, stocked with brown bullhead, northern pike, smallmouth bass, walleye, and yellow perch....
- Bog Brook ReservoirBog Brook ReservoirThe Bog Brook Reservoir is a reservoir in the Croton Watershed in southern New York State. It is located in the town of Southeast, New York in Putnam County, and is approximately 38 miles north of New York City, to which it supplies water...
- Boyds Corner ReservoirBoyds Corner ReservoirThe Boyds Corner Reservoir is a small reservoir in Putnam County, New York. It is in the town of Kent, New York, and is about 50 miles north of New York City...
- Browns PondBrowns PondBrowns Pond, in the Town of New Windsor in Orange County, New York, USA, is the smaller of two reservoirs for the nearby City of Newburgh. It is hook-shaped, with the circuitous Mount Airy Road running past both ends....
- Lake Capra
- Cannonsville ReservoirCannonsville ReservoirThe Cannonsville Reservoir is a reservoir in Delaware County, New York, that was formed by impounding over half of the West Branch of the Delaware River. It is the westernmost of New York City's reservoirs, being at the western portion of the Delaware Watershed. Placed in service in 1964, it is the...
- Carry Falls Reservoir
- Chadwick LakeChadwick LakeChadwick Lake is a reservoir supplying water to the Town of Newburgh, in Orange County, New York, United States. It was created by damming Quassaick Creek in 1926. It is located immediately to the northwest of the junction of NY 32 and 300 in the Cronomer Valley section of the town...
- Cobb's Hill Reservoir
- Colgate LakeCooper Lake (New York)Cooper Lake, located near Lake Hill in the Town of Woodstock, Ulster County, New York, is the largest natural lake in the Catskill Mountains. However, it has been expanded somewhat over the years since it serves as the main reservoir for the nearby city of Kingston, which stores water there that it...
- Cooper LakeCooper Lake (New York)Cooper Lake, located near Lake Hill in the Town of Woodstock, Ulster County, New York, is the largest natural lake in the Catskill Mountains. However, it has been expanded somewhat over the years since it serves as the main reservoir for the nearby city of Kingston, which stores water there that it...
- Croton Falls ReservoirCroton Falls ReservoirThe Croton Falls Reservoir is a small reservoir that is located in Putnam County, New York in the Croton Watershed. It is within the townships of Carmel, New York, and Southeast, New York, making it over 30 miles north of New York City, which the reservoir supplies water to...
- Cross River ReservoirCross River ReservoirThe Cross River Reservoir is a reservoir located in northern Westchester County, New York and is part of New York City's water supply system. It is situated within the towns of Bedford, Lewisboro, and Pound Ridge, about 1 mile east of the village of Katonah, and over 25 miles north of New York City...
- DeForest Lake
- Delta Lake
- Diverting ReservoirDiverting ReservoirThe Diverting Reservoir is a small reservoir that is located in the township of Southeast, New York, in Putnam County. The reservoir is immediately south of the village of Brewster, New York, and about north of New York City, which the reservoir eventually gives water to...
- East Branch ReservoirEast Branch ReservoirEast Branch Reservoir, formed by impounding the eponymous branch of the Croton River, is part of New York City's water supply network. It is located in the Putnam County town of Southeast, near the village of Brewster 35 miles north of the city....
- Glenmere LakeGlenmere LakeGlenmere Lake is a colonial mill pond or reservoir located in Orange County, New York, USA. It is New York State's largest and virtually last habitat of the Northern Cricket Frog , listed as endangered by the...
- Grassy Sprain ReservoirGrassy Sprain ReservoirThe Grassy Sprain Reservoir is a storage reservoir in northern Yonkers, New York. It was completed in 1876 by the city of Yonkers as the city's main storage reservoir. The reservoir was formed by the Grassy Sprain Brook Dam which impounded the Sprain Brook River and Grassy Sprain River...
- Great Sacandaga LakeGreat Sacandaga LakeThe Great Sacandaga Lake is a large lake situated in the Adirondack Park in northern New York in the United States. The word Sacandaga means "Land of the Waving Grass" in the local native language. The lake is located in the northern parts of Fulton County and Saratoga County near the south...
- Hillview ReservoirHillview ReservoirThe Hillview Reservoir is a storage reservoir in southeastern Yonkers, New York. It was built within a six-year period from 1909-1915 by the New York City Board of Water Supply to receive water from the newly-constructed Catskill Aqueduct, which drained water from the Ashokan Reservoir, and sent...
- Highland Park Reservoir
- Hinckley Reservoir
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ReservoirJacqueline Kennedy Onassis ReservoirThe Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir — originally and sometimes still known as the Central Park Reservoir — is a decommissioned reservoir in Central Park in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, USA.-Description:...
- Jamesville Reservoir
- Jerome Park ReservoirJerome Park ReservoirThe Jerome Park Reservoir is located in Jerome Park, a neighborhood in the North Bronx, New York City. It was built in 1906 to serve the Croton Aqueduct as part of the New York City water supply system....
- Kenozia Lake
- Kensico ReservoirKensico ReservoirThe Kensico Reservoir is a reservoir, located in the village of Valhalla and in the town of North Castle, that was put into service in 1915. It is about 3 miles north of White Plains, New York, and about 15 miles north of New York City...
- Lake MaratanzaLake MaratanzaLake Maratanza is the highest lake in New York's Shawangunk Ridge at 2,245 feet above sea level. It is within Sam's Point Preserve.The lake is dammed, and supplies drinking water to Ellenville, New York....
- Lake Innisfree
- Middle Branch ReservoirMiddle Branch ReservoirMiddle Branch Reservoir is among the 12 reservoirs in New York City's Croton watershed. It is located in the Town of Southeast in Putnam County, 35 miles north of the city....
- Mongaup Falls Reservoir
- Muscoot ReservoirMuscoot ReservoirThe Muscoot Reservoir is a reservoir in northern Westchester County, New York. It is located directly north of the village of Katonah, New York, and is over 25 miles north of New York City, which the reservoir eventually supplies with tapwater...
- Neversink ReservoirNeversink ReservoirNeversink Reservoir is one of several in the Catskill Mountains that supply water to New York City and other communities along its water supply network. It is located in Sullivan County's Town of Neversink, 75 miles northwest of the city....
- New Croton ReservoirNew Croton ReservoirThe New Croton reservoir is a narrow reservoir in Westchester County, New York, lying approximately north of New York City, for which the reservoir supplies water. It is the collecting point for water from all reservoirs in the Croton Watershed....
- Pepacton ReservoirPepacton ReservoirThe Pepacton Reservoir, also known as the Downsville Reservoir or the Downsville Dam, is a reservoir in Delaware County, New York that was formed by impounding over ¼ of the East Branch of the Delaware River...
- Ramhannock Reservoir
- Ridgewood ReservoirRidgewood ReservoirRidgewood Reservoir is a decommissioned 19th century reservoir that sits on the Brooklyn-Queens border and is part of Highland Park. The reservoir and park are bounded on the north by the Jackie Robinson Parkway, on the south by Highland Boulevard, on the west by Vermont Place and on the east by...
- Rondout ReservoirRondout ReservoirRondout Reservoir is part of New York City's water supply network. It is located 75 miles northwest of the city in the Catskill Mountains, near the southern end of Catskill Park, split between the towns of Wawarsing in Ulster County and Neversink in Sullivan County...
- Salmon River Reservoir
- Schoharie ReservoirSchoharie ReservoirThe Schoharie Reservoir is a small reservoir in the Catskill Mountains of New York State that was created to be one of 19 reservoirs that supplies New York City with water. It was created by impounding Schoharie Creek...
- Sheldrake Lake
- Stewarts Bridge Reservoir
- Sturgeon Pond
- Swinging Bridge Reservoir
- Tomhannock ReservoirTomhannock ReservoirThe water source for the city of Troy, New York is the Tomhannock Reservoir, a man-made reservoir 6½ miles northeast of Troy in the town of Pittstown. The reservoir is 5½ miles long, and holds when full. Water quality is good to excellent...
- Tarrytown ReservoirTarrytown ReservoirThe Tarrytown Reservoir is a storage reservoir in Tarrytown, New York. It was completed in 1897 by the City of Tarrytown as the city's main storage reservoir. The reservoir was formed by the Tarrytown Waterworks Dam which impounded a tributary of the Saw Mill River...
- Titicus ReservoirTiticus ReservoirTiticus Reservoir is one of 12 in the New York City Water Supply System's Croton watershed. It is located in the Town of North Salem in Westchester County, 30 miles north of the city.At full capacity it holds 7.2 billion gallons...
- Lake WashingtonLake Washington (New York)Lake Washington is the primary reservoir for the city of Newburgh, New York. It is located just southwest of the city, lying partially within it and the neighboring towns of Newburgh and New Windsor...
- West Branch ReservoirWest Branch ReservoirThe West Branch Reservoir, formed by impounding about one quarter of the West Branch of the Croton River, is located in Putnam County, New York, United States, in the towns of Kent, New York, and Carmel, New York, and is only about north of New York City's Central Park Reservoir.The West Branch is...
- Westcott ReservoirWestcott ReservoirThe Westcott Reservoir is a reservoir serving the City of Syracuse, New York. The reservoir's location would be outside the city limits but for a gerrymandering city border that extends out to include it. A U.S...
- Woodland ReservoirWoodland ReservoirWoodland Reservoir is a reservoir serving the City of Syracuse, New York. The reservoir was built in 1884 as the receiving end of the new water supply for Syracuse coming by a 19 mile pipeline from the Skaneateles Lake. It was designated an American Water Landmark in 1977.-External links:**...
Dams
- Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power ProjectBlenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power ProjectThe Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project is a pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. The plant is part of the New York Power Authority, and can generate over 1,000,000 kilowatts of electricity, all of which is sent to New York City in the case of...
- Boyds Corner Dam
- Cannonsville Dam
- Croton Dam
- Cuba Lake Dam
- Cuddebackville DamCuddebackville DamThe Cuddebackville Dam was a concrete dam on the Neversink River in Orange County, New York near the town of Cuddebackville, removed in October, 2004 to benefit aquatic life. It was the first dam removed in New York State for environmental reasons.-History:...
- Conklingville DamConklingville DamThe Conklingville Dam, in Hadley, New York, holds back the Great Sacandaga Lake which has a 129 mile perimeter. Boating, fishing, swimming and water sports are favorite summer fun activities. Many summer rentals of homes and boats are available....
- Downsville Dam
- East Sidney Dam
- Federal DamFederal Dam (Troy)The Federal Dam is a manmade dam built across the Hudson River in the US state of New York from Troy on the east bank to Green Island on the west bank. The major function of the dam is to improve navigability. It is located at mile 153 of the Hudson River, measuring from the beginning of the Hudson...
- Gilboa Dam
- Jamesville Dam
- Kensico Dam
- Marcy DamMarcy DamMarcy Dam is a wooden dam on the Marcy Brook in the Adirondack High Peaks in North Elba, New York, USA; it impounds Marcy Dam Pond. It can be reached only by hiking; it lies 2.1 miles from the Adirondack Loj at an elevation of surrounded by Whales Tail Mountain, Wright Peak, Algonquin Peak,...
- Merrian Dam
- Mount Morris DamMount Morris DamThe Mount Morris Dam is a concrete dam on the Genesee River. It is located south of Rochester, New York in the towns of Leicester and Mount Morris in Livingston County, New York, next to Letchworth State Park.-History:...
- Neversink Dam
- Olivebridge Dam
- Rushford Lake Dam
- Stewart's DamStewart's DamStewart’s Dam, in Hadley, New York, on the Sacandaga River, holds back the Stewart Bridge Reservoir, one of the largest reservoirs in America to be contained by an earthen dam. Farther upstream is the Conklingville Dam which creates the Great Sacandaga Lake....
- Sullivanville Dam