Amawalk Reservoir

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Amawalk Reservoir is a man-made lake in Westchester County, New York, that forms part of New York City's Croton water supply system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf man-made lake
reservoir
accessRestricted true
basinCountry United States
category New York City water supply system
Reservoirs in Westchester County, New York
constructionType impounding reservoir
country United States
environmentalManagement subject to watershed protection regulations
feeds downstream Croton system reservoirs
hasDam Amawalk Dam
hasUseRestriction controlled fishing access
no body-contact recreation
no swimming
inflow Amawalk River
isComponentOf Croton water supply subsystem of NYC
isPartOfInfrastructureFor New York City Department of Environmental Protection water supply
isUpstreamOf New Croton Reservoir
isWithinJurisdictionOf State of New York
Westchester County government
locatedIn Hudson River watershed
New York State
Northeastern United States
Town of Somers, New York
Town of Yorktown, New York
Westchester County, New York
locatedNear Hamlet of Amawalk, New York
locatedNorthOf New York City
locatedOn Amawalk River valley
operator New York City Department of Environmental Protection
outflow Amawalk River
ownedBy City of New York
partOf Croton River system
Croton Watershed
Croton water supply system
New York City water supply system
upstate New York water supply system of New York City
primaryFunction supplying water to New York City
purpose municipal water supply
recreation limited and regulated
region Lower Hudson Valley
typeOfWaterBody freshwater lake
use drinking water source
watercourse Amawalk River
waterQualityProtection regulated by New York City watershed rules


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