Pepacton Reservoir

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The Pepacton Reservoir, also known as the Downsville Reservoir or the Downsville Dam, is a reservoir in Delaware County, New York that was formed by impounding over ¼ of the East Branch of the Delaware River. New York City purchased the valley in 1942, displacing 974 people, destroying four towns, and submerging nearly ½ of the Delaware and Northern Railroad in the process. The dam was finished in 1954, and the flooding was completed in 1955.

The reservoir is 12 miles (19.2 km) south of the village of Delhi, New York, and is 101 miles (161.6 km) northwest of New York City. The reservoir is a windy, narrow reservoir that is 15 miles (24 km) long and about 0.7 miles (1.12 km) wide at its widest. The reservoir contains 140.2 billion gallons (54.3 million m³) of water at full capacity, and is over 160 feet (43.2 m) deep at maximum. This makes it NYC's biggest reservoir by volume.

The Pepacton Reservoir supplies New York City with nearly 25% of its drinking water. The water flows through the reservoir, and then empties into the 25.5-mile (40.8-km) East Delaware Tunnel near the former site of Pepacton. The water travels through the aqueduct into the Rondout Reservoir, and empties into the 85-mile (136-km) Delaware Aqueduct. The water then flows into the Kensico Reservoir just north of The Bronx.


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Implements in New York City's Water Supply System
Reservoirs (Croton Watershed): New Croton Reservoir, Boyds Corner Reservoir, Middle Branch Reservoir, East Branch Reservoir/Bog Brook Reservoir, Titicus Reservoir, West Branch Reservoir, Amawalk Reservoir, Muscoot Reservoir, Cross River Reservoir, Croton Falls Reservoir/Diverting Reservoir
Reservoirs (Catskill/Delaware Watershed): Ashokan Reservoir, Kensico Reservoir, Schoharie Reservoir, Rondout Reservoir, Neversink Reservoir, Pepacton Reservoir, Cannonsville Reservoir
Controlled Lakes: Kirk Lake, Lake Gilead, Lake Gleneida
Waterways: Croton River, West Branch Croton River, Middle Branch Croton River, East Branch Croton River, Titicus River, Muscoot River, Cross River, Esopus Creek, Neversink River, Rondout Creek, Delaware River, East Branch Delaware River, West Branch Delaware River
Aqueducts: New Croton Aqueduct, Catskill Aqueduct, Shandaken Tunnel, Delaware Aqueduct, Neversink Tunnel, East Delaware Tunnel, West Delaware Tunnel
Storage Reservoirs: Hillview Reservoir, Jerome Park Reservoir, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir (decommissioned), Silver Lake Reservoir, Ridgewood Reservoir
Distribution Tunnels: New York City Water Tunnel No. 1, New York City Water Tunnel No. 2, New York City Water Tunnel No. 3 (under construction), Richmond Tunnel
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