…In its progress to the Croton the Beaver dam is fed by the waters of broad and muddy brooks. By the process of gaug-ing in 1833, (at a fair minimum,) the Beaver dam and Broad brook yielded four million…

…He then proposes constructing a dam near the Quaker Bridge, on the Croton river, 45 feet high, which will give an elevation or head of 125 feet above tide of the Hudson ; " from this dam the pipes will rise gradually…

…Croton Lake and Stjbkcnjndings.1 — In the southeastern por-tion of the town, and extending into thetownof'Somers, lies Croton Lake, the source of the water supply of New York City, which is formed by the damming of the waters…

…614 HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY the great dam, which is to convert the present Croton Lake into a body eleven miles long', is not yet finished. Complaints about the insufficiency of the old aqueduct began to be expressed as early…

…Spillway of the New Croton Dam History of the Croton Waterworks 16 Aqueduct was taken offline in 1955. The New Croton Aqueduct is still capable of providing New York City with between 10 and 30 percent of its fresh water…

…Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park: A linear park that runs from Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx to the Croton Dam in Croton -on-Hudson. Old Croton Dam: Completed by John B. Jervis in 1842, but later submerged underwater…

…From the Croton Dam the Aqueduct passes along the left side of the valley of the Croton River until at the mouth of this river it reaches the left bank of the Hudson, which it pursues, keep- ing at a…

…The velocity of the water in the Aqueduct has been as- certained to be about one mile and a half an hour when it is 2 feet deep ; this was determined by floating billets of wood from the Croton Dam…

…J., Autograph of 423, 469 Dam at Croton Lake 464 Decker, T. W., Residence of 510 Diagram showing Remains of French Ovens 180 'ji IV

…CROTON DAM. The work on this dam is now so nearly completed, that whenever it is considered safe and proper to do so, the quantity of water sent into the aqueduct may be increased to its full capacity. This massive…

[Various (1971)] In the 1950's the United States Army Corps of Engineers proposed to dam the Allegheny River at Kinzua, Pennsylvania, to prevent downriver flooding and to control the navigation level of the river. Since the proposed dam would…

…If the river, as low down as the proposeds ite for the dam, will be closed by a CROTON AQUEDUCT. 133 covering of ice for three months in the year, we should think the cutting off so much of the…

…Introduction to the Croton Waterworks 10 Studying the Croton Waterworks, New York City’s first water system, in a graduate level studio course in historic preservation at Columbia University, required the widening of our preservation lens. The system is complex…

…Beyond the brickwork, the home contains stonework executed by masons who participated in constructing the New Croton Dam, further documenting the area's construction history.

…oldest surviving bridges, built in 1894." The photographic perspective appears to show the river looking upstream toward the New Croton Dam. While the postcard labels claim this location marks where Washington's forces crossed during the Revolutionary War, the exact…

…Croton Dam. The southern shore of the Croton river at the point where the dam is located, is a gneiss rock ; moderately sloping up the hill from the water's edge, but not appearing to extend far into the river…

…Like the railroad, the construction of the Croton and New Croton Dams and the New Croton Aqueduct played an important role in shaping Croton-on-Hudson’s development. Construction began on the Croton Dam in 1837 after several water crises…

…Many of these systems—such as the calming pool at the base of the Old Croton Dam and the overhead cableway used in the construction of the Sodom Dam—came to be accepted as standards in similar construction projects for…

…Another plan was proposed which contemplated a permanent dam across the Hudson River extending from the city to the Jersey shore. This dam was proposed to be built about 2 feet above the level of high tide, thereby keeping all…

…D dam: A structural barrier that impounds or retains water. Department of Water Works: Superseded the Croton Aqueduct Board in 1870. distributing reservoir: A reservoir from which water is distributed; In the Croton Waterworks system, distributing reservoirs were the final…

…The most prominent objects of labor and cost on the first division arer first, the dam across the Croton River. This dam will be fifty feet high, from the bed of the river, and about forty feet from low water…

…This southern-looking map illustrated the course of the Croton River, showing locations of three dams: Muscoot, Croton, and the proposed Quaker Bridge Dam. The map contrasted the old aqueduct (dotted line) with the new tunnel route (solid line). At…

…Arthur Hunter, 56.153.13 The New Croton Dam, c. 1890s Contemporary print from original glass plate negative The Hudson River Museum of Westchester Gloeckner Newby Co., New Croton Dam, 1912 Photograph; 2V2X 9V2 Inches Collection of ESL Information Services…

…The Croton Aqueduct was designed to supply the city of New York with an abun- dance of pure and wholesome water. It commences about six miles above the mouth of the Croton river, where a dam has been constructed to…

…Like the railroad, the construction of the Croton and New Croton Dams and the New Croton Aqueduct played an important role in shaping Croton-on-Hudson’s development. Construction began on the Croton Dam in 1837 after several water crises…

…MIDDLE BRANCH DAM 1874-1878 Plate 4-, New Croton Aqueduct Earthen with a masonry core-wall, the 515 foot long dam stretches across the Middle Branch of the Croton River. It reaches a maximum height of 94 feet. For more…

…safe resource to be relied on is the Croton, which may be introduced at a less expense than the proposed object of dam- ming the Hudson. The elevated situation of the Croton will allow the artizan to make it applicable…

…three sections of the Croton Aqueduct, including the dam in the Croton, the aqueduct bridge over Sing Sing Kill, and the necessary exca- vations and tunnelling on the line of about S£ miles from the Croton to Sing Sing village…

…by the unprecedented storm." The prevalence of heavy rains in the spring of 1841, retarded the reconstruction of the Croton dam, which was contracted for anew, at an increased price indeed, but of larger dimensions and more durable materials ; and…

…the Great Freshet of 1841 partially collapsed the earthen Old Croton Dam and destroyed the Van Cortlandt mills completely, along with all riverside structures. Today, only scattered remains survive—a brick archway marking the mill race's end and iron…