The Cross River Reservoir is a reservoir in the New York City water supply system located directly east and north of the northern Westchester County, New York, Hamlet of Katonah.[2] Part of the system's Croton Watershed, it lies within the towns of Bedford, Lewisboro, and Pound Ridge, about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the village of Katonah, and over 25 mi (40 km) north of New York City.[1] It was constructed around the start of the 20th century by impounding the Cross River, a tributary of the Croton River, which eventually flows into the Hudson River.

Cross River Reservoir
East end of the reservoir
Location of Cross River Reservoir in New York, USA.
Location of Cross River Reservoir in New York, USA.
Cross River Reservoir
Location of Cross River Reservoir in New York, USA.
Location of Cross River Reservoir in New York, USA.
Cross River Reservoir
LocationWestchester County, New York
Coordinates41°15′15″N 73°37′58″W / 41.2543°N 73.6329°W / 41.2543; -73.6329
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsCross River
Primary outflowsCross River
Catchment area30 sq mi (78 km2)[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length3.2 mi (5.1 km)[2]
Surface area915 acres (370 ha)[2]
Average depth36 ft (11 m)[2]
Max. depth120 ft (37 m)[2]
Shore length112.4 mi (20.0 km)[2]
Surface elevation331 ft (101 m)[2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The reservoir was finally put into service in 1908. The resulting body of water is one of 16 (12 reservoirs and 4 controlled lakes) in the Croton Watershed, the southernmost of New York City's watersheds. The reservoir is approximately 3.2 mi (5.1 km) long, has a drainage basin of 30 square miles (78 km2), and can hold 10.3 billion US gallons (39,000,000 m3) of water at full capacity, making it one of the city's smaller reservoirs.

To reach the city, water flows through Cross River into the Muscoot Reservoir, then down that one into the New Croton Reservoir, where it enters the New Croton Aqueduct in Yorktown. Via the aqueduct, it flows into The Bronx, entering the Jerome Park Reservoir.

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  1. ^ a b "Cross river". The City of New York. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Cross River Reservoir". New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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