New Croton Aqueduct

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The New Croton Aqueduct is a major underground water tunnel that conveys drinking water from the Croton Reservoir system in upstate New York to New York City.

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New Croton Aqueduct canonical 12
Croton Aqueduct 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aqueduct
civil engineering structure
water supply tunnel
constructionStartDate 1885
conveys drinking water
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossesUnder Hudson River
designedFor municipal water supply
diameter about 13 feet
about 4 meters
endPoint Jerome Park Reservoir
New York City water distribution system
hasPart gatehouses
shafts
tunnel sections
heritageStatus key component of historic New York City water system
inception 1890
length about 32 miles
about 51 kilometers
locatedIn New York City
New York
surface form: New York State
locatedInAdministrativeEntity The Bronx
surface form: Bronx County, New York

Manhattan
New York County
surface form: New York County, New York

Westchester County, New York
locatedUnderground true
material brick
masonry
stone
maximumCapacity approximately 300 million US gallons per day
namedAfter Croton River
nearbyStructure Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park
surface form: Old Croton Aqueduct
openingDate 1890
operator New York City Department of Environmental Protection
owner New York City
surface form: City of New York
partOf Croton water supply system
New York City water supply system
passesThrough The Bronx
surface form: Bronx, New York

Manhattan
surface form: Manhattan, New York

Yonkers, New York
replaces Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park
surface form: Old Croton Aqueduct
serves New York City
borough of Manhattan
borough of the Bronx
startPoint Croton Reservoir system
New Croton Reservoir
uses gravity flow
waterSource Croton Watershed
surface form: Croton River watershed

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

Croton water supply system component New Croton Aqueduct
New Croton Reservoir connectedTo New Croton Aqueduct
Cross River Reservoir connectedTo New Croton Aqueduct
Diverting Reservoir connectedTo New Croton Aqueduct
Croton Water Filtration Plant connectsTo New Croton Aqueduct
New York City distribution tunnels connectsWith New Croton Aqueduct
this entity surface form: Croton Aqueduct
New York City water supply system hasPart New Croton Aqueduct
Croton-on-Hudson, New York hasHistoricSite New Croton Aqueduct
this entity surface form: Croton Aqueduct
Croton Watershed connectedTo New Croton Aqueduct
Croton Reservoir connectedTo New Croton Aqueduct
Croton Reservoir suppliesWaterVia New Croton Aqueduct
Croton Reservoir system hasPart New Croton Aqueduct
Croton Aqueduct system hasPart New Croton Aqueduct
Old Croton Aqueduct replacedBy New Croton Aqueduct