| Bog Brook Reservoir | |
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  Bog Brook Reservoir  Bog Brook Reservoir | |
| Location | Southeast,Putnam County,New York,United States |
| Coordinates | 41°24′56.4″N73°35′8.9″W / 41.415667°N 73.585806°W /41.415667; -73.585806 |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Bog Brook |
| Catchment area | 4 sq mi (10 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Built | 1892 |
| Surface area | 379 acres (153 ha)[1] |
| Average depth | 34 feet (10 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 60 feet (18 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 4.4 billion US gallons (17,000,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 417 feet (127 m)[2] |
| Islands | 2 |
TheBog Brook Reservoir is a 379-acre (153 ha)reservoir in theCroton Watershed in southernNew York State, part of theNew York City water supply system. It is located in the town ofSoutheast inPutnam County, approximately 38 miles (61 km) north ofNew York City. It was formed by the damming ofBog Brook, a small tributary of theEast Branch of theCroton River. The reservoir was put into service in 1892, making it one of the older in the system.
The reservoir has adrainage basin of four square miles (10 km2), and holds 4.4 billion US gallons (17,000,000 m3) of water at full capacity. Its main function is to serve as a storage reservoir for the 5.2 billion US gallons (20,000,000 m3)East Branch Reservoir, to which it is connected by a tunnel.
The Bog Brook Reservoir is one of 12 reservoirs in theCroton Watershed.
From the East Branch Reservoir, the water flows into the continuation of the East Branch of the Croton River, then into TheDiverting Reservoir, then via the Croton River to theMuscoot Reservoir and theNew Croton Reservoir, into theNew Croton Aqueduct, and finally to theJerome Park Reservoir in theBronx for distribution to New York City.