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.

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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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Cannonsville Reservoir createdBy Cannonsville Dam