Rondout Reservoir

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drinking water reservoir reservoir

Rondout Reservoir is a major New York City water supply reservoir in the Catskill Mountains, formed by damming Rondout Creek and serving as a key component of the city’s Catskill–Delaware water system.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	drinking water reservoir → reservoir →
basinCountry	United States →
boatingAllowed	yes, with DEP-issued permit and restrictions →
catchmentArea	approximately 95 square miles →
cityServed	New York City NERFINISHED →
completedIn	1950 →
connectedTo	Delaware Aqueduct →
constructionBegan	1937 →
country	United States →
createdBy	Rondout Dam →
ecosystemType	freshwater reservoir →
fishingAllowed	yes, by permit →
formedByDamming	Rondout Creek →
hasDam	Rondout Dam →
hasFunction	storage of Catskill–Delaware system water →
inflow	Chestnut Creek NERFINISHED → Lackawack Creek NERFINISHED → Rondout Creek →
isKeyComponentOf	New York City Catskill–Delaware water supply system →
locatedIn	Catskill Mountains → Town of Neversink, New York → Town of Wawarsing, New York → Ulster County, New York NERFINISHED →
locatedInWatershed	Delaware River watershed →
locatedNear	Lackawack, New York NERFINISHED → Napanoch, New York NERFINISHED →
managedBy	New York City Department of Environmental Protection →
maximumLength	approximately 6 miles →
maximumWidth	approximately 1 mile →
namedAfter	Rondout Creek →
opened	1951 →
operator	New York City Department of Environmental Protection →
outflow	Delaware Aqueduct →
partOf	Catskill–Delaware water system → New York City water supply system →
primaryUse	unfiltered drinking water supply →
purpose	flood control → municipal water supply →
recreationPolicy	limited recreational access →
region	Catskill Park →
state	New York →
suppliesWaterTo	New York City → New York City metropolitan area →
surfaceArea	approximately 2,100 acres →
swimmingAllowed	no →
watercourse	Rondout Creek →
waterQualityClassification	Class A →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Delaware system →	drawsWaterFrom
Rondout Creek →	impoundedBy