Surface area 681.5 acres (275.8 ha) Area 2.758 km² Catchment area 62.16 km² | Basin countries United States Average depth 32 ft (9.8 m) Mean depth 9.754 m | |
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Similar Amawalk Reservoir, Bog Brook Reservoir, Croton Falls Reservoir, Middle Branch Reservoir, Lake Gleneida | ||
Titicus Reservoir is one of 12 in the New York City Water Supply System's Croton watershed. It is located in the Town of North Salem in Westchester County, 30 miles (48 km) north of the city.
Map of Titicus Reservoir, North Salem, NY 10560, USA
At full capacity it holds 7.2 billion gallons (2.7 million m³). It is 681.5 acres (2.7 km²) in area, two miles (3.2 km) long, reaches a mean depth of 32 feet (9.8 m) and drains a 24-square mile (62.4 km²) area in North Salem and Lewisboro.
Water from the reservoir goes first along the Titicus to the Muscoot Reservoir, then into New Croton Reservoir and finally along the 24-mile (38.6-km) New Croton Aqueduct to the Jerome Park Reservoir in the Bronx, where it is part of the city's daily draw.
It has been supplying the city since 1893.
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