Cannonsville Dam
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Cannonsville Dam is a large earth-fill dam in Delaware County, New York, that impounds the West Branch of the Delaware River as part of New York City's upstate water supply system.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earth-fill dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| causedInundationOf | Cannonsville, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1964 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1955 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Cannonsville Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | overflow spillway ⓘ |
| height | about 175 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | West Branch Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| latitudeApprox | 42.05°N ⓘ |
| length | about 2,800 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delaware County, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Delaware County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Delaware River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Deposit, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | West Branch Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longitudeApprox | 75.33°W ⓘ |
| managesFlowTo | Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | earth and rock fill ⓘ |
| namedAfter | former community of Cannonsville ⓘ |
| oneOf |
New York City Delaware System reservoirs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City upstate reservoirs ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | New York City Department of Environmental Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| partOf |
New York City Delaware System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City water supply system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| regionServed | New York City metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 95 billion US gallons ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Cannonsville Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 4,700 acres ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| waterSupplyFor | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.