Ashokan Reservoir

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The Ashokan Reservoir is a reservoir in Ulster County, New York, USA. The reservoir is in the eastern end of the Catskill State Park, and is one of several reservoirs created to provide the City of New York with water. However, it is one of only two reservoirs in the Catskill Watershed. It is also New York City's deepest reservoir, being over 190 feet (58.5 metres) deep at its deepest. This site is near the dam at the former site of the Bishop Falls.

... the Ashokan Reservoir in the Catskills, one of the main sources of drinking water for New York City, as it appears today. Few people know the story of the villages that once lay beneath these waters, just some eighty years ago. In the late 1800s the Croton water supply system in Westchester County became insufficient for the growing population of New York City, sparking the search for a new water source.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashokan_Reservoir
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Coordinates:   41°58'0"N   74°10'55"W

Comments

  • Okay, so how come the two lobes of the reservoir show up in different colors on the satellite image?
  • Because of the causeway/choke point in the middle...either algae or sediments are trapped on one side causing the difference in color...same thing happens on the Great Salt Lake ;-)
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