Shandaken Tunnel

E48689

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.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

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.

Esopus Creek connectedBy Shandaken Tunnel
Schoharie Reservoir connectedTo Shandaken Tunnel
this entity surface form: Esopus Creek via Shandaken Tunnel
Schoharie Reservoir outflow Shandaken Tunnel
Schoharie Reservoir startPointOf Shandaken Tunnel