The Diverting Reservoir (also known as Croton Falls Diverting) is a small reservoir that is located in the township of Southeast, New York, in Putnam County. The reservoir is immediately south of the village of Brewster, New York, and about 35 miles (56 kilometers) north of New York City, which the reservoir eventually gives water to. It was constructed after the turn of the last century, and was formed by impounding the East Branch of the Croton River, which is a tributary of the Croton River, which in turn is a tributary of the Hudson River. Southeast is a town located in Putnam County, New York. ... Putnam County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Brewster is a village located in the Town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,162. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Manhattan Queens Brooklyn Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The Croton River (pronounced Crow-ton) is a river in southern New York that begins where the East and West Branches of the Croton River meet a little ways downstream from the Croton Falls Reservoir. ... 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 finally placed into service in 1911, holds a mere 900 million gallons (3.4 million m³) of water at full capacity, making it the smallest reservoir in New York City's water supply that is not within the city itself. It also has a drainage basin that takes up only 8 square miles (12.8 km²) of the Croton Watershed, which it is in. This basin includes the lakes, streams, rivers, and other bodies of water that flow into the reservoir. This includes the beginning portion of the East Branch of the Croton River, which is not impounded. 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The gallon (abbreviation: gal) is an English unit of volume. ...

The Diverting Reservoir is connected to the nearby Croton Falls Reservoir via a channel and dividing weir. Water usually passes freely between these two reservoirs. The water in Diverting Reservoir flows into the continuation of the East Branch of the Croton River, and then into the Muscoot Reservoir, the collecting point for the water from most of the reservoirs in the Croton Watershed. It continues into the New Croton Reservoir, the final collecting point, and then continues into the New Croton Aqueduct. It flows into The Bronx, and through the Jerome Park Reservoir, before flowing through Manhattan, where it meets up with the Catskill Aqueduct, then through Brooklyn and Staten Island, where it comes to a halt. The Croton Falls Reservoir is a small reservoir that is located in Putnam County, New York in the Croton Watershed. ... The Muscoot Reservoir is a small reservoir in northern Westchester County, New York. ... Part of New Croton Reservoir The New Croton Reservoir is a narrow reservoir in Westchester County, New York, lying approximately 22 miles (35. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... 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. ... Brooklyn (named for the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Staten Island, in yellow, lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ...

External links

• NYCDEP Water Supply Watersheds-Links to information on reservoirs by system