New Croton Dam

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dam infrastructure masonry gravity dam

New Croton Dam is a large masonry gravity dam in New York that forms the New Croton Reservoir, a key component of New York City’s water supply system.

Aliases (4)

Croton Dam ×1
Croton Gorge Dam ×1
New Croton Dam spillway ×1
superseded by New Croton Dam ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dam → infrastructure → masonry gravity dam →
basinCountry	United States →
catchmentArea	Croton River watershed →
completionDate	1906 →
constructionStartDate	1892 →
country	United States →
crosses	Croton River →
designedBy	Alfred P. Boller →
forms	New Croton Reservoir →
hasEngineeringSignificance	one of the largest masonry dams of its time →
hasFeature	large stepped spillway → stone masonry face →
hasFunction	impoundment of drinking water →
hasSpillway	yes →
hasTourism	popular sightseeing destination →
height	about 297 feet →
heritageStatus	listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
isPartOf	Croton water supply system →
isUpstreamOf	Hudson River confluence of Croton River →
length	about 2,188 feet →
locatedIn	New York → Town of Cortlandt, New York → Westchester County, New York →
locatedNear	Croton-on-Hudson, New York → Hudson River →
material	masonry →
namedAfter	Croton River →
NRHPCountry	United States →
NRHPListing	New Croton Dam →
NRHPState	New York →
opened	1906 →
operatedBy	New York City Department of Environmental Protection →
ownedBy	City of New York →
partOf	Croton Watershed → New York City water supply system →
purpose	flood control → municipal water supply →
regionServed	New York City →
replaced	Old Croton Dam →
reservoirName	New Croton Reservoir →
spillwayType	overflow spillway →
typeOfDam	gravity dam →
watercourse	Croton River →
waterSystem	New York City Croton System →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Croton River → Croton River ("Croton Gorge Dam") →	hasStructureOnWatercourse
Croton Gorge Park →	adjacentTo
Westchester County, New York ("Croton Dam") →	contains
New Croton Reservoir →	createdBy
Croton-on-Hudson, New York →	hasHistoricSite
New Croton Reservoir →	hasStructure
Croton Gorge Park ("New Croton Dam spillway") →	hasViewOf
New Croton Reservoir →	impoundedBy
Croton Gorge Park →	locatedNear
New Croton Dam →	NRHPListing
Old Croton Dam →	replacedBy
Old Croton Dam ("superseded by New Croton Dam") →	status