The Croton Falls Reservoir is a small reservoir that is located in Putnam County, New York in the Croton Watershed. It is within the townships of Carmel, New York, and Southeast, New York, making it over 30 miles (48 kilometres) north of New York City, which the reservoir supplies water to. It was formed by impounding the West Branch and Middle Branch of the Croton River, which are tributaries of the Muscoot River, which in turn is a tributary of the Croton River, which flows into the Hudson River. Putnam County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Carmel is a town located in Putnam County, New York. ... Southeast is a town located in Putnam County, New York. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ...

The resulting reservoir, which was placed into service in 1911, can hold 14.2 billion gallons (53.7 million m³) of water at full capacity, and has a drainage basin of 16 square miles (25.6 km²). This includes all the bodies of water that flow into the reservoir, except for other reservoirs. Water sources in the basin include Michaels Brook, and Lake Gilead, one of four controlled lakes in the Croton Watershed. The reservoir itself is split into three portions by New York State Route 35 and 36, which have built causeways over the reservoir. 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The gallon is a unit of volume used for measuring liquids (as well as dry matter). ... New York State Route 35 begins in the city of Peekskill at the point where U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 202 leave U.S. Highway 9 (the Briarcliff-Peekskill Parkway and perhaps also New York State Route 9A). ... New York State Route 36 is a state highway in the western part of New York in the United States. ...

The drinking water that comes from the reservoir flows through the Muscoot Reservoir in Westchester County, New York, and then enters the New Croton Reservoir to enter the New Croton Aqueduct. It finally enters New York City, flowing through The Bronx and into the Jerome Park Reservoir, which is located in said burrow. It then flows into Manhattan, where it joins the Catskill Aqueduct. It finally flows through the rest of Manhattan, and enters the borough of Brooklyn, coming to a stop at Staten Island. Westchester County is a suburban county with about 940,000 residents located in the U.S. state of New York. ... The Bronx is the northernmost of the five Boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... The Jerome Park Reservoir is located in the North Bronx, NYC, NY. The Bronx HS of Science, Lehman College, and Park Reservoir Housing Corp. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... The Catskill Aqueduct is an aqueduct that takes water from the Ashokan Reservoir and the Schoharie Reservoir (water flows from the Schoharie Reservoir into the Ashokan Reservoir), and brings it down to New York City. ... A map of New York City, highlighting Brooklyn. ... Staten Island, in yellow, lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ...