Cannonsville Reservoir, Delaware County, NY - Water Dams on Waymarking.com

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"The Cannonsville Reservoir is a reservoir in Delaware County, New York, that was formed by the Cannonsville Dam at the west end of the reservoir, impounding over half of the West Branch of the Delaware River. It is the westernmost of New York City's reservoirs, being at the western portion of the Delaware Watershed. Placed in service in 1964, it is the most recently constructed New York City-owned reservoir. The town of Cannonsville was destroyed to make room for the reservoir. The reservoir lies within the towns of Tompkins and Deposit....It has the largest drainage basin of all of the NYC reservoirs, being at 455 square miles (1178 km2). The reservoir's capacity is 95.7 billion US gallons (362,000,000 m3). "
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"The City also, in conjunction with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), releases water from Cannonsville to help maintain the fisheries of the lower West Branch River."

Waterway where the dam is located: West Branch Delaware River Main use of the Water Dam: Water Supply (Drinkable) Material used in the structure: embankment Date built: 01/01/1964 Fishing Allowed: yes Motor Sports Allowed: no Height of Dam: Not listed

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