Rondout Reservoir

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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.

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Rondout Reservoir canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drinking water reservoir
reservoir
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
boatingAllowed yes, with DEP-issued permit and restrictions
catchmentArea approximately 95 square miles
cityServed New York City
completedIn 1950
connectedTo Delaware Aqueduct
constructionBegan 1937
country United States of America
surface form: 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
Lackawack Creek
Rondout Creek
isKeyComponentOf New York City water supply system
surface form: New York City Catskill–Delaware water supply system
locatedIn Catskill Mountains
Town of Neversink, New York
Town of Wawarsing, New York
Ulster County
surface form: Ulster County, New York
locatedInWatershed Delaware River watershed
locatedNear Lackawack, New York
Napanoch, New York
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 system reservoirs
surface form: 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 metropolitan area
surface form: New York City metropolitan area
surfaceArea approximately 2,100 acres
swimmingAllowed no
watercourse Rondout Creek
waterQualityClassification Class A

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

Rondout Creek impoundedBy Rondout Reservoir
Delaware system drawsWaterFrom Rondout Reservoir
Catskill-Delaware Watershed contains Rondout Reservoir
Lackawack Creek mouthLocatedIn Rondout Reservoir
Lackawack Creek isFeederOf Rondout Reservoir
Lackawack Creek isPrimaryFeederWaterwayOf Rondout Reservoir
Lackawack Creek flowsInto Rondout Reservoir
Hudson River watershed includesWaterBody Rondout Reservoir
Catskill system reservoirs hasComponent Rondout Reservoir
Cannonsville Reservoir isPartOfSystemWith Rondout Reservoir
Delaware Aqueduct startPoint Rondout Reservoir
Rondout Dam impounds Rondout Reservoir
Rondout Dam reservoirName Rondout Reservoir