Kensico Reservoir
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The Kensico Reservoir is a reservoir in the New York City water supply system. Spanning the towns of North Castle and Mount Pleasant, New York, it was formed by the Kensico Dam in 1885, which impounde
Kensico Reservoir
Old Kensico Dam being removed by steam shovel in 1911
The new Kensico Dam under construction in 1915
Kensico Dam and Plaza
The New York City water supply system is a combination of aqueducts, reservoirs, and tunnels which supplies fresh water to New York City. With three major water systems stretching up to 125 miles away
Kensico Reservoir
…The Kensico Reservoir is a reservoir in the New York City water supply system. Spanning the towns of North Castle and Mount Pleasant, New York, it was formed by the Kensico Dam in 1885, which impounded waters from the Bronx and…
High Bridge in 1849, part of the Old Croton Aqueduct, the city's first water supply system
A 1798 watercolor of Collect Pond. Bayard's Mount, a 110-foot (34 m) hillock, is in the left foreground. Prior to being levelled around 1811 it was located near the current intersection of Mott and Grand Streets. New York City, which then extended to a stockade which ran approximately north–southeast from today's Chambers Street and Broadway, is visible beyond the southern shore.
Water sampling station located on a sidewalk in Manhattan