| Amawalk Reservoir | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Amawalk Reservoir can be seen at left center of this 2013 aerial photograph of nearbyMuscoot Reservoir. Amawalk Reservoir is immediately left of the cloud at center. | |
  Amawalk Reservoir  Amawalk Reservoir | |
| Location | Westchester County, New York |
| Coordinates | 41°18′15″N73°44′20″W / 41.30417°N 73.73889°W /41.30417; -73.73889 |
| Type | reservoir |
| Catchment area | 20 sq mi (52 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Built | 1897 |
| Max. length | 3 mi (4.8 km) |
| Surface area | 579 acres (2.34 km2) |
| Average depth | 36 feet (11 m) |
| Max. depth | 60 feet (18 m) |
| Water volume | 6.7 billion US gal (25,000,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 397 ft (121 m)[1] |
TheAmawalk Reservoir is areservoir in theNew York City water supply system located in central-northernWestchester County, New York. Part of the system'sCroton Watershed, it is located at the intersection ofU.S. Route 202 andNew York State Route 35 in the town ofSomers, some 32 miles (51 kilometres) north ofNew York City. The reservoir is named after the original community ofAmawalk, New York, which was inundated by its construction and relocated near its dam.
The Amawalk Reservoir was formed by impounding the middle of theMuscoot River, one of the tributaries of theCroton River,[2] and put into service in 1897.
The reservoir has adrainage basin of 20 square miles (52 square kilometres). About 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) long and narrow, it holds about 6.7 billion US gal (25 million m3) of water at full capacity, making it one of the smaller in NYC's water supply system.
Water either released or spilled out of Amawalk flows south in the Muscoot River to its confluence with theMuscoot Reservoir, a collecting point for the Amawalk,Titicus, andCross River Reservoirs. The Muscoot flows into theNew Croton Reservoir, where theNew Croton Aqueduct carries the Croton Watershed water to theJerome Park Reservoir in theBronx for distribution to the Bronx and northernManhattan.
On average, the New Croton Aqueduct delivers 10% of New York City's drinking water.[3] Excess passing over the New Croton Dam spillway flows back into the Croton River and drains into theHudson River atCroton Point.
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