| New Croton Dam | |
|---|---|
.jpg) New Croton Dam in May 1931 | |
| Location | Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York, USA |
| Coordinates | 41°13′35″N 73°51′19″W / 41.22639°N 73.85528°W |
| Construction began | 1892 |
| Opening date | 1906 |
| Operator(s) | New York City |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 297 feet (91 m) |
| Length | 2,188 feet (667 m) |
| Width (base) | 266 feet (81 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | New Croton Reservoir |
The New Croton Dam (also known as Cornell Dam)[1] is a dam forming the New Croton Reservoir, both parts of the New York City water supply system. It stretches across the Croton River near Croton-on-Hudson, New York, about 22 miles (35 km) north of New York City.
Construction began in 1892 and was completed in 1906.[2] Designed by Alphonse Fteley (1837–1903), the masonry dam is 266 feet (81 m) broad at its base and 297 feet (91 m) high from base to crest. At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.[3] It impounds up to 19 billion US gallons (72,000,000 m3) of water, a small fraction of the New York City water system's total storage capacity of 580 billion US gallons (2.2×109 m3).[4]
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ascewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "The Croton Dam". Village of Croton-on-Hudson Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2006-10-10. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
- ^ Jackson, Donald C: Great American Bridges and Dams, page 128. John Wiley and Sons, 1988. ISBN 0-471-14385-5
- ^ "New Croton" Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved on July 10, 2007.