| Titicus Reservoir | |
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  Titicus Reservoir | |
| Location | Westchester County, New York |
| Coordinates | 41°19′58.44″N73°37′29.28″W / 41.3329000°N 73.6248000°W /41.3329000; -73.6248000 |
| Type | reservoir |
| Catchment area | 24 sq mi (62 km2)[1] |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Built | 1893 |
| Surface area | 681.5 acres (275.8 ha)[2] |
| Average depth | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Water volume | 7.2 billion U.S. gallons (27 million cubic meters) |
Titicus Reservoir is areservoir located in theTown of North Salem inWestchester County, 30 miles (48 km) north of New York City.[1] One of twelve in theNYC water supply'sCroton Watershed, it has been supplying the system since 1893.[1]
At full capacity it holds 7.2 billion gallons (2.7 million m3).[1] It is 681.5 acres (2.7 km2) in area, two miles (3.2 km) long, reaches a mean depth of 32 feet (9.8 m) and drains a 24-square mile (62.4 km2) area[2] in North Salem andLewisboro. TheTiticus River, which feeds the east end of the reservoir, begins more than five miles away inRidgefield,Connecticut; it drains much of northern Ridgefield andRidgebury, Connecticut.
Water from the reservoir goes first along the Titicus to theMuscoot Reservoir, then intoNew Croton Reservoir and finally along the 24-mile (38.6-km)New Croton Aqueduct to theJerome Park Reservoir in theBronx, where it becomes part of the city's daily draw.
In 2015, a small Cessna aircraft crashed into the Titicus Reservoir, killing both passengers.[3]
