East Branch Reservoir , is a reservoir in the town of Southeast, New York , near the village of Brewster . Part of the New York City water supply system , it was formed by impounding the East Branch of the Croton River . Forming part of the Croton Watershed , it was placed into service in 1891, and lies some 35 miles (56 km) north of the city, in the southeast corner of Putnam County .
7-536: The East Branch Reservoir has a surface area of 525 acres (2.12 km), reaches a mean depth of 32 feet (9.8 m), and holds 5.2 billion US gal (20 million m) at full capacity. It drains a 75-square-mile (190 km) area that includes Bog Brook Reservoir . Its water flows back into the East Branch of the Croton River south of the dam, then into The Diverting Reservoir , then via
14-613: A location in Putnam County, New York is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bog Brook Reservoir The Bog Brook Reservoir is a 379-acre (153 ha) reservoir in the Croton Watershed in southern New York State , part of the New York City water supply system . It is located in the town of Southeast in Putnam County , approximately 38 miles (61 km) north of New York City . It
21-556: The Croton Falls and Diverting reservoirs. The village of Southeast Center, named for the town of Southeast, was leveled and flooded to create the reservoir. Parts of the village remain, including Sodom Road, at the foot of the Sodom Dam, which holds the reservoir back. Construction of the reservoir also flooded part of the village of Milltown in the northeastern corner of Southeast, near present-day Deforest Corners. Many of
28-539: The 5.2 billion US gallons (20,000,000 m ) East Branch Reservoir , to which it is connected by a tunnel. The Bog Brook Reservoir is one of 12 reservoirs in the Croton Watershed . From the East Branch Reservoir, the water flows into the continuation of the East Branch of the Croton River, then into The Diverting Reservoir , then via the Croton River to the Muscoot Reservoir and
35-891: The Croton River to the Muscoot and the New Croton reservoirs, into the New Croton Aqueduct . Water from the aqueduct flows into the Jerome Park Reservoir in the Bronx for daily distribution. One of two double reservoirs in NYC's system, it is connected to the Bog Brook impoundment via a 1,778-foot (542 m) tunnel. When the two were being built, the project's name was "Double Reservoir I". The second double reservoir project ("Double Reservoir II") would create
42-465: The village's original buildings were moved to higher ground, onto present-day Milltown Road, one of Southeast's longest roads running from New Fairfield, Connecticut , to Route 22 in Southeast. The village of Milltown's one-room schoolhouse still stands today as a private residence. Foundations, rock walls and roadbeds for both villages can still be seen during droughts. This article about
49-526: Was formed by the damming of Bog Brook , a small tributary of the East Branch of the Croton River . The reservoir was put into service in 1892, making it one of the older in the system. The reservoir has a drainage basin of four square miles (10 km ), and holds 4.4 billion US gallons (17,000,000 m ) of water at full capacity. Its main function is to serve as a storage reservoir for
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