West Branch Reservoir
The West Branch Reservoir is a reservoir in the New York City water supply system. Formed by impounding the upper reaches of the West Branch of the Croton River, it is located in the Putnam County, New York, towns of Carmel, and Kent, about 50 miles north of New York City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Gleneida and Putnam County Courthouse.
Lake Gleneida
Reservoir
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Gleneida is a controlled lake in the hamlet of Carmel within the Town of Carmel in central Putnam County, New York. Originally a smaller natural water body, Shaw's Pond, it was dammed by New York City in 1870 and enlarged to 168 acres for inclusion in its water supply system.
Putnam County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Anthony22, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Putnam County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in the hamlet of Carmel, New York, the county seat of Putnam County. Located on Gleneida Avenue on the shore of Lake Gleneida, it was built in 1814, two years after the county was established.
Carmel High School
School
Photo: Will2022, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carmel High School is a public high school in Carmel, New York, currently serving grades 9–12. It is the only high school in the Carmel Central School District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Carmel and Brewster Heights.
Lake Carmel
Town
Lake Carmel is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Kent in Putnam County, New York, United States. The home of over half of the town of Kent's population of 8,282, the hamlet is centered around Lake Carmel, a 1.6 mile long manmade lake in the southeastern corner of the township and just north of hamlet of Carmel within the town of Carmel.
Brewster Heights
Village
Brewster Heights is a census-designated place in the town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
Brewster Hill
Village
Brewster Hill is a hamlet located in the town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,089. Brewster Hill is located on the eastern side of Tonetta Lake and is east of Interstate 84. Brewster Hill is situated 4½ miles east of West Branch Reservoir.
West Branch Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir on the West Branch of the Croton River, New York
- Category: body of water
- Location: Putnam County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.43579° or 41° 26′ 9″ northLongitude
-73.69338° or 73° 41′ 36″ westElevation
502 feet (153 metres)Open location code
87H8C8P4+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 72920581OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
5143694Wikidata ID
Q7336728
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover West Branch Reservoir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Polish—“West Branch Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “West Branch Reservoir (tubiganan sa Estados Unidos, New York)”
- Cebuano: “West Branch Reservoir”
- French: “West Branch Reservoir”
- Hebrew: “מאגר הענף המערבי”
- Polish: “West Branch Reservoir (Nowy Jork)”
- Polish: “West Branch Reservoir”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “West Branch Reservoir”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Carmel and Carmel Hills.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Nichols Fill Unit and Raymond Hill Cemetery.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “West Branch Reservoir”. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.