Amawalk Dam

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Amawalk Dam is an early 20th-century masonry dam in Westchester County, New York, that impounds the Amawalk Reservoir as part of New York City's water supply system.

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Amawalk Dam canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
masonry dam
water supply dam
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
category Dams in New York (state)
Infrastructure in Westchester County, New York
constructionMaterial concrete
masonry
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Waccabuc River
surface form: Amawalk River
hasFunction impoundment of drinking water
hasReservoir Amawalk Reservoir
impounds Amawalk Reservoir
locatedIn New York metropolitan area
U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York

Town of Somers
surface form: Town of Somers, New York

Westchester County, New York
locatedInHydrologicSystem Hudson River watershed
locatedInWatershed Croton Watershed
locatedNear Amawalk, New York
Yorktown, New York
operatedBy New York City Department of Environmental Protection
ownedBy New York City
surface form: City of New York
partOf Croton water supply system
New York City water supply system
surface form: New York City Department of Environmental Protection water supply infrastructure

New York City water supply system
purpose flood control
municipal water supply
regionServed New York City
Westchester County, New York
startDate early 20th century
watercourse Waccabuc River
surface form: Amawalk River

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Amawalk Reservoir hasDam Amawalk Dam