New Croton Aqueduct
The New Croton Aqueduct is an aqueduct in the New York City water supply system, carrying the waters of the Croton Watershed from the New Croton Dam in Westchester County, New York, to the Jerome Park Reservoir in the Bronx.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Canal
- Description: aqueduct supplying part of New York City’s water
- Also known as: “New Croton aqueduct”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kykuit and Tarrytown Reservoir.
Kykuit
Residential building
Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kykuit, known also as the John D. Rockefeller Estate, is a 40-room historic house museum in Pocantico Hills, a hamlet in the town of Mount Pleasant, New York 25 miles north of New York City.
Tarrytown Reservoir
Reservoir
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The Tarrytown Reservoir is an 81 acres. The Tarrytown Waterworks Dam is earthen, 18 foot high, 315 foot long and sits at the head of a 1.4 square miles drainage area. The reservoir was decommissioned in 1993.
Union Church of Pocantico Hills
Church
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Union Church of Pocantico Hills is a historic, nondenominational church in Pocantico Hills, New York, welcoming all for weekly Sunday services in the Christian tradition at 10:00 am ET.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sleepy Hollow and Eastview.
Sleepy Hollow
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sleepy Hollow is a village in Westchester County in the state of New York. It was one of the settings for Washington Irving's short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
Eastview
Hamlet
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Eastview is a business district and former hamlet in Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York, United States, located approximately 25 miles north of Midtown Manhattan.
Tarrytown
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Tarrytown is a village in the town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, approximately 25 miles north of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, and is served by a stop on the Metro-North Hudson Line.
New Croton Aqueduct
- Category: body of water
- Location: Westchester County, Downstate New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Hebrew—“New Croton Aqueduct” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “New Croton Aqueduct”
- Hebrew: “אמת המים החדשה של הקרוטון”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pocantico Hills and Briggsville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kykuit Hill and Cedar Hill.
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