Middle Branch Reservoir

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Middle Branch Reservoir is a man-made lake in New York’s Croton Watershed that serves as part of the New York City water supply system.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf drinking water reservoir
man-made lake
reservoir
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
capacity approximately 15.5 million cubic metres
approximately 4.1 billion US gallons
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy damming of the Middle Branch of the Croton River
feedsInto Croton River
hasAccessRoad New York State Route 312 vicinity
hasFishingRegulations yes
hasFunction flow regulation in Croton system
storage for New York City aqueduct system
hasShorelineUseRestrictions yes
inflow Middle Branch Croton River
surface form: Middle Branch of the Croton River
isLocatedOn Middle Branch Croton River
isManagedAs restricted watershed area
isOwnedBy New York City
surface form: City of New York
isPartOfInfrastructure New York City water supply reservoirs network
isProtectedFor New York City drinking water protection
isUpstreamOf Croton Falls Reservoir
locatedIn Putnam County, New York
Town of Southeast
surface form: Town of Southeast, New York

southeastern New York State
locatedInState New York
locatedInWatershed Croton Watershed
locatedNear Brewster, New York
locatedNorthOf New York City
manages New York City Department of Environmental Protection
operator New York City Department of Environmental Protection
outflow Middle Branch Croton River
surface form: Middle Branch of the Croton River
partOf Croton River
surface form: Croton River system

Croton water supply system
New York City water supply system
primaryUse drinking water storage
municipal water supply
prohibitsActivity boating without permit
contact recreation
swimming
region Hudson Valley
surfaceArea approximately 1.6 square kilometres
approximately 400 acres
waterBodyType freshwater reservoir
waterQualityUse potable water supply

Referenced by (5)

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Croton water supply system component Middle Branch Reservoir
Putnam County contains Middle Branch Reservoir
Town of Kent, New York hasBodyOfWater Middle Branch Reservoir
Croton River hasPart Middle Branch Reservoir
Town of Carmel hasReservoir Middle Branch Reservoir