Cannonsville Dam

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Cannonsville Dam is a large earth-fill dam in Delaware County, New York, that impounds the West Branch of the Delaware River as part of New York City's upstate water supply system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earth-fill dam
embankment dam
basinCountry United States
causedInundationOf Cannonsville, New York
completedIn 1964
constructionBegan 1955
country United States
createsReservoir Cannonsville Reservoir
hasSpillway overflow spillway
height about 175 feet
impounds West Branch Delaware River
latitudeApprox 42.05°N
length about 2,800 feet
locatedIn Delaware County, New York
New York State
locatedInCounty Delaware County
locatedInWatershed Delaware River watershed
locatedNear Deposit, New York
locatedOnRiver West Branch Delaware River
longitudeApprox 75.33°W
managesFlowTo Delaware River
material earth and rock fill
namedAfter former community of Cannonsville
oneOf New York City Delaware System reservoirs
New York City upstate reservoirs
openingYear 1964
operatedBy New York City Department of Environmental Protection
ownedBy City of New York
linked to: New York City
partOf New York City Delaware System
New York City water supply system
purpose flood control
municipal water supply
recreation
regionServed New York City metropolitan area
reservoirCapacity about 95 billion US gallons
reservoirName Cannonsville Reservoir
reservoirSurfaceArea about 4,700 acres
riverSystem Delaware River
state New York
waterSupplyFor New York City

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Cannonsville Reservoir createdBy Cannonsville Dam
West Branch Delaware River hasDam Cannonsville Dam