New Croton Dam
The New Croton Dam is a masonry gravity dam forming the New Croton Reservoir, both parts of the New York City water supply system. It stretches across the Croton River near Croton-on-Hudson, New York, about 22 miles north of New York City.Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Westchester County, New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Cornell Dam” and “Croton Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Asbury United Methodist Church and Bethel Chapel and Cemetery and Croton North station.
Asbury United Methodist Church and Bethel Chapel and Cemetery
Chapel
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Asbury United Methodist Church and Bethel Chapel and Cemetery is a national historic district containing a Methodist church, chapel, and cemetery at 19 Old Post Road in Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York. Asbury United Methodist Church and Bethel Chapel and Cemetery is situated 2 miles southwest of New Croton Dam.
Croton North station
Railway station
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Croton North station is a disused train station on Senasqua Road in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, United States. It was built by the New York Central Railroad in the late 19th century. Croton North station is situated 2½ miles southwest of New Croton Dam.
St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church Complex
Church
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church Complex is a historic Episcopal church complex at 6 Old Post Road north of Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York. St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church Complex is situated 2 miles southwest of New Croton Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Croton-on-Hudson and Crugers.
Croton-on-Hudson
Photo: cdohsmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Croton-on-Hudson is a village of 8,100 people in Westchester County, New York. In the first half of the 20th century, it was home to many artists, writers and communists.
Crugers
Village
Crugers is a hamlet and census-designated place located in the town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 1,534 at the 2010 census. Crugers is situated 3½ miles west of New Croton Dam.
Millwood
Village
Millwood is a hamlet and census-designated place located in the town of New Castle, New York, United States in Westchester County. It was originally settled as Sarlesville. Millwood is situated 4 miles southeast of New Croton Dam.
New Croton Dam
- Categories: architectural structure and masonry dam
- Location: Cortlandt, Westchester County, Downstate New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.22741° or 41° 13′ 39″ northLongitude
-73.8559° or 73° 51′ 21″ westElevation
194 feet (59 metres)Inception
1906Height
299 feet (91 metres)Operator
New York City Department of Environmental ProtectionOpen location code
87H864GV+XJOpenStreetMap ID
way 177603533OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damGeoNames ID
5128488Wikidata ID
Q1982319
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“New Croton Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “New Croton Dam”
- Chinese: “奎克橋大壩”
- Chinese: “新克罗顿大坝”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد كروتون الجديد”
- German: “New-Croton-Talsperre”
- Hebrew: “סכר ניו קרוטון”
- Hebrew: “סכר קורנל”
- Italian: “diga di New Croton”
- Japanese: “ニュー・クロトン・ダム”
- Japanese: “ニュークロトンダム”
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