New Croton Dam

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/New_Croton_Dam
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dam
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Cornell_Dam
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Alphonse_Fteley
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1892
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Croton_River
gptkbp:hasWaterfall yes
gptkbp:height 297 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New Croton Dam
gptkbp:impounds gptkb:New_Croton_Reservoir
gptkbp:length 2,188 feet
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Cortlandt
gptkb:Westchester_County
gptkbp:mapType New York#USA
gptkbp:material masonry
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Croton_River
gptkbp:notableFeature one of the largest hand-hewn masonry dams in the world
gptkbp:opened 1906
gptkbp:owner gptkb:New_York_City_Department_of_Environmental_Protection
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:New_York_City_water_supply_system
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Old_Croton_Dam
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:water_supply
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Croton_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5