Shandaken Tunnel
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The Shandaken Tunnel is an aqueduct in New York State that diverts water from the Schoharie Reservoir to the Esopus Creek as part of the New York City water supply system.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Esopus Creek via Shandaken Tunnel | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aqueduct
ⓘ
infrastructure ⓘ water tunnel ⓘ |
| connectsReservoir | Schoharie Reservoir ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | rock tunnel ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dischargesInto | Esopus Creek ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
affects turbidity in Esopus Creek
ⓘ
alters flow regime of Esopus Creek ⓘ |
| hasFunction | gravity-fed water conveyance ⓘ |
| inflowWatercourse | Schoharie Creek watershed via Schoharie Reservoir ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Catskill Mountains
ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
|
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Greene County, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulster County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed |
New York City water supply system
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City water supply watersheds
|
| locatedNear | Town of Shandaken, New York ⓘ |
| operator | New York City Department of Environmental Protection ⓘ |
| outflowWatercourse | Esopus Creek watershed ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| partOf |
Catskill system reservoirs
ⓘ
surface form:
Catskill water supply system
New York City water supply system ⓘ Schoharie–Esopus water diversion system ⓘ |
| purpose |
diversion of water to New York City supply
ⓘ
regulation of flows in Esopus Creek ⓘ |
| regulates | volume of Schoharie Reservoir releases to Esopus Creek ⓘ |
| use |
drinking water conveyance
ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ |
| waterDestination | Esopus Creek ⓘ |
| waterSource | Schoharie Reservoir ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Esopus Creek via Shandaken Tunnel