Location: Croton Watershed
STRUCTURE/PROPERTY
Architect/Engineer/Other Responsible Parties: Aqueduct Commission
Historic Use: Dam and reservoir for the Croton System
Present Use: Same
Typology: Dam/Reservoir
Architectural Style:
Period(s) of Construction: 1890-1896
Date of Decommissioning: N/A
Date(s) of Demolition: N/A
Structural System/Materials: Earthen embankments with masonry core walls; Dam 1 1800 feet long, 65 feet high; Dam 2 750 feet long, 45 feet high (dam 2 is earthen)
MISCELLANEOUS
“The West Branch Reservoir later became an integral part of the modern water system when it was incorporated into the Delaware System as a receiving and balancing reservoir for the Delaware Aqueduct” (Water-works 84).
SOURCES
Kevin Bone, “The Extension of the Croton System,” Water-works: The Architecture and Engineering of the New York City Water Supply, Kevin Bone, ed. (New York: The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of the Cooper Union and The Monacelli Press, 2006)
FICHE PREPARED BY
Jørgen G. Cleemann
The Croton Waterworks 