Central Park Reservoir

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The Central Park Reservoir is a large, scenic man-made lake in New York City's Central Park, popular for its surrounding running track and iconic skyline views.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf man-made lake
reservoir
tourist attraction
area approximately 106 acres
approximately 43 hectares
constructionStartDate 1858
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designedBy Calvert Vaux
Frederick Law Olmsted
formerlyKnownAs Central Park Reservoir self-link
governingBody New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
hasFeature encircling running track
fence-lined perimeter path
ornamental pumphouse
panoramic skyline views
stone gatehouses
hasNearbySubwayStation 86th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
86th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
surface form: 86th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
hasProtectionStatus within New York City scenic landmark (Central Park)
hasSurfaceElevation approximately 45 meters above sea level
hasUse birdwatching
recreational running
walking
inaugurated 1862
length approximately 1.58 miles perimeter
approximately 2.54 kilometers perimeter
locatedIn Central Park
Manhattan
New York City
New York
surface form: New York State

United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
maximumDepth approximately 12 meters
approximately 40 feet
namedAfter Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
near Great Lawn
North Meadow
officialName Central Park Reservoir self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
partOf Central Park
New York City water supply system
surface form: New York City water supply system (historical)
popularFor jogging
photography
skyline viewing
status no longer used for active drinking water supply
surroundedBy Central Park running track
viewOf Midtown Manhattan skyline
Upper East Side
surface form: Upper East Side skyline

Upper West Side skyline
waterType freshwater

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Bridle Path hasView Central Park Reservoir
The Reservoir alsoKnownAs Central Park Reservoir
Central Park water system hasPart Central Park Reservoir
this entity surface form: The Reservoir (Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir)
Central Park Reservoir officialName Central Park Reservoir self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
Central Park Reservoir formerlyKnownAs Central Park Reservoir self-link
Central Park (in coordination with Central Park Conservancy) hasPart Central Park Reservoir
subject surface form: Central Park
this entity surface form: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
Central Park (on its eastern edge in the Upper West Side area) hasPart Central Park Reservoir
subject surface form: Central Park
this entity surface form: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
Croton Aqueduct system hasPart Central Park Reservoir