East Delaware Tunnel
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Entrance building, Pepacton Reservoir in 2015
The East Delaware Tunnel is a 25-mile (40 km) aqueduct in the New York City water supply system. Located in the Catskill Mountains of New York State, it was constructed within a six-year period between 1949 and 1955 to transport drinking water from the Pepacton Reservoir to the Rondout Reservoir.[1] The tunnel begins near the former site of Pepacton, New York, and ends near the former site of , passing through Delaware County, Sullivan County and Ulster County. The tunnel has a maximum transmission capacity of 500 million US gallons (1,900,000 m3) per day and was constructed at a width of 11 feet (3.4 m).
See also[]
- List of reservoirs and dams in New York
References[]
- ^ "Reservoir Offers Hope to New York". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 19, 1949. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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- 42°04′27″N 74°53′54″W / 42.07423342°N 74.898356°WCoordinates: 42°04′27″N 74°53′54″W / 42.07423342°N 74.898356°W at Pepacton Reservoir inlet
- 41°51′34″N 74°30′37″W / 41.859497°N 74.510337°W at Rondout Reservoir outlet
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- Catskill/Delaware watersheds
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- Transportation buildings and structures in Sullivan County, New York
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- Water tunnels in the United States
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