Pepacton Reservoir

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Pepacton Reservoir is a large man-made lake in the Catskill Mountains of New York that serves as a major component of New York City's drinking water supply system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
drinking water reservoir
reservoir
accessRestrictedBy New York City Department of Environmental Protection regulations
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
catchmentArea about 372 square miles
constructionStartDate 1947
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Downsville Dam
fishingSpecies brown trout
smallmouth bass
formedBySubmerging Arena, New York
Pepacton, New York
Shavertown, New York
Union Grove, New York
inflow East Branch Delaware River
locatedIn Catskill Mountains
Delaware County, New York NERFINISHED
New York
locatedInWatershed Delaware River watershed
locatedNear Downsville, New York
locatedUpstreamOf Cannonsville Reservoir
Neversink Reservoir
managedBy New York City Department of Environmental Protection
maximumDepth over 160 feet
maximumLength about 15 miles
namedAfter Pepacton, New York
nearbyCommunity Downsville, New York
Margaretville, New York
nearbyHighway New York State Route 30 NERFINISHED
openingDate 1955
outflow East Branch Delaware River
partOf Catskill–Delaware water supply system
surface form: New York City Delaware water system

New York City water supply system
purpose flood control
municipal water supply
recreation
recreationalUse boating
fishing
region Catskill Park
requiresPermitFor boating
fishing
storageCapacity about 140 billion US gallons
suppliesWaterTo New York City
surfaceArea about 5,700 acres
watercourse East Branch Delaware River
waterSystem Delaware Aqueduct

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Delaware system drawsWaterFrom Pepacton Reservoir
New York City water supply system hasPart Pepacton Reservoir
Sullivan County, New York contains Pepacton Reservoir
this entity surface form: Pepacton Reservoir (partly associated regionally)
Catskill-Delaware Watershed contains Pepacton Reservoir
Hudson River watershed includesWaterBody Pepacton Reservoir
Neversink River containsReservoir Pepacton Reservoir
this entity surface form: Pepacton Reservoir (via watershed connection)
Catskill system reservoirs hasComponent Pepacton Reservoir
Cannonsville Reservoir isUpstreamOf Pepacton Reservoir
Cannonsville Reservoir isPartOfSystemWith Pepacton Reservoir
Delaware Aqueduct suppliesWaterFrom Pepacton Reservoir
Town of Neversink, New York hasPart Pepacton Reservoir
Town of Neversink, New York submergedBy Pepacton Reservoir