Ashokan Reservoir
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Ashokan Reservoir is a major New York City water supply reservoir located in the Catskill Mountains of Ulster County, New York.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
reservoir
ⓘ
water supply reservoir ⓘ |
| allowedActivity |
hiking on designated trails
ⓘ
shoreline fishing with permit ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| builtFor | increasing New York City drinking water supply ⓘ |
| catchmentArea |
about 255 square miles
ⓘ
about 660 square kilometers ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Catskill Aqueduct ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1907 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
construction of Ashokan Dam
ⓘ
impoundment of Esopus Creek ⓘ |
| crossedBy | New York State Route 28A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Hudson River watershed
ⓘ
surface form:
Hudson River basin
|
| elevation |
about 180 meters above sea level
ⓘ
about 590 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | Esopus Creek ⓘ |
| hasPart |
East Basin of Ashokan Reservoir
ⓘ
West Basin of Ashokan Reservoir ⓘ |
| historicalImpact | led to relocation of several local communities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Catskill Mountains
ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Ulster County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| managedBy | New York City Department of Environmental Protection ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
about 190 feet
ⓘ
about 58 meters ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 12 miles ⓘ |
| maximumWidth | about 1 mile ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Town of Shandaken, New York
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashokan, a former hamlet in the Esopus Valley
|
| near |
Town of Hurley, New York
ⓘ
Town of Marbletown, New York ⓘ Boiceville, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Olive, New York
|
| openingDate | 1915 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catskill-Delaware Watershed
ⓘ
surface form:
Catskill–Delaware watershed
New York City water supply system ⓘ |
| purpose | municipal water supply ⓘ |
| region | Catskill Park ⓘ |
| restrictedActivity |
most boating restricted
ⓘ
swimming prohibited ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo | New York City ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
about 34 square kilometers
ⓘ
about 8,300 acres ⓘ |
| volume |
about 122.9 billion US gallons
ⓘ
about 465 million cubic meters ⓘ |
| watercourse | Esopus Creek ⓘ |
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