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Leeds Pond
Leeds Pond is a natural pond in Plandome Manor, in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. Description Leeds Pond is located in Plandome Manor, New York. It is adjacent to Manhasset Bay, and is roughly in total size. Leeds Pond Preserve Nassau County's 35-acre (14 ha) Leeds Pond Preserve is located adjacent to Leeds Pond. It contains wooded areas and the Science Museum of Long Island. Leeds Pond Sub-Watershed The Leeds Pond Sub-Watershed is a sub-watershed of Manhasset Bay. The area of the watershed is approximately {{Convert, 2,275, acres, ha. The storm water which flows into Leeds Pond then has an overflow discharge into Manhasset Bay. Much of the area within watershed's boundaries is developed, and most stormwater in the watershed therefore enters the pond via. storm drains. Communities either partially or wholly within the Leeds Pond Sub-Watershed include: * Flower Hill * Manhasset (including potions of Strathmore) * Munsey Park * Plandome * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plandome Manor, New York
Plandome Manor is a Village (New York), village in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, on the North Shore (Long Island), North Shore of Long Island, in New York (state), New York, United States. The majority of the village is considered part of the Greater Manhasset area, which is anchored by Manhasset, New York, Manhasset. The easternmost part of the village is more closely associated with Port Washington, New York, Port Washington. The population was 872 at the 2010 census. The Incorporated Village of Plandome Manor is in the North Hempstead, New York, Town of North Hempstead, and is the northernmost of the three Plandomes. History The Village of Plandome Manor incorporated in 1931. Like the villages of Plandome and Plandome Heights to its south, Plandome Manor derives its name from the Latin 'Planus Domus', meaning plain, or level home. The manor house of Matthias Nicoll who was an early mayor of New York City and among the first generation of the Nicoll family on Long Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storm Drain
A storm drain, storm sewer (United Kingdom, United States, U.S. and Canada), surface water drain/sewer (United Kingdom), or stormwater drain (Australia and New Zealand) is infrastructure designed to Drainage, drain excess rain and ground water from impervious surfaces such as paved streets, car parks, parking lots, footpaths, sidewalks, and roofs. Storm drains vary in design from small residential dry wells to large municipal systems. Drains receive water from street gutters on most motorways, freeways and other busy roads, as well as towns in areas with heavy rainfall that leads to flooding, and coastal towns with regular storms. Even gutters from houses and buildings can connect to the storm drain. Many storm drainage systems are gravity sewers that drain untreated storm water into rivers or streams—so it is unacceptable to pour hazardous substances into the drains. Storm drains sometimes cannot manage the quantity of rain that falls in heavy rains or storms. Inundated drai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Washington, New York
Port Washington is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) on the Cow Neck Peninsula in the North Hempstead, New York, Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, on the North Shore (Long Island), North Shore of Long Island, in New York (state), New York. The hamlet is the anchor community of the Greater Port Washington area. The population was 15,846 at the 2010 census. History Much of the Port Washington area was initially settled by colonists in 1644, after they purchased land from the people of the Matinecock Nation. In the 1870s, Port Washington became an important Sand mining, sand-mining town; it had the largest sandbank east of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and easy barge access to Manhattan. Some 140 million cubic yards of local sand were used for concrete for New York skyscrapers (including the Empire State Building, Empire State and Chrysler Building, Chrysler buildings), in addition to New York City Subway, the New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plandome Heights, New York
Plandome Heights is a village in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Manhasset area, which is anchored by Manhasset. The population was 1,005 at the 2010 census. The Incorporated Village of Plandome Heights is located entirely within the Town of North Hempstead and is the southernmost of the three Plandomes. History In the early 20th century, Benjamin N. Duke of the Duke tobacco family developed large parts of what is now Plandome Heights through the Plandome Heights Company, which was one of Duke's real estate ventures; many of these homes were built in the Spanish style, which was a popular architectural style at the time. The Duke family owned large portions of Plandome Heights in the early 20th century. Prior to incorporating, the residents in the original part of Plandome Heights (the western and central portions) had unsuccessfully petitioned for neighboring Plandome to annex their area. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plandome, New York
Plandome is a village in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Manhasset area, which is anchored by Manhasset. The population was 1,349 at the 2010 census. The Incorporated Village of Plandome was ranked fifth on Forbes' 10 most affluent U.S. communities list in 2009. History The Great Neck and Port Washington Railroad, a subsidiary of the Long Island Rail Road, built what is today known as the Port Washington Branch through the community in 1898; Plandome became a flag stop until it received a station in 1909. The original station building suffered a serious fire in January 1987, and was rebuilt along with platform lengthening and refurbishment by 1990. The Village of Plandome was incorporated in 1911 as the Plandome Land Company began to develop the village itself, though some homes, farmhouses, and mills had been built in the area in prior decades. Plandome, like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munsey Park, New York
Munsey Park is a village in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Manhasset area, which is anchored by Manhasset. The population was 2,809 at the 2020 census. The Incorporated Village of Munsey Park is located within the Town of North Hempstead and has been recognized as a Tree City USA since 1983. History The village was first developed in the 1920s on North Shore land previously owned by wealthy publisher Frank Munsey as a commuter town and "model, restricted community" taking advantage of the Long Island Rail Road's Manhasset station. The land was bequeathed by Munsey to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1925, which developed the planned community under the leadership of museum president Robert W. DeForest. It was developed featuring Colonial-style houses and streets named for American artists. Much of the original landscaping was designed by the Olmsted Brothers. In 1928, Munsey Park's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strathmore (Manhasset, New York)
Strathmore is an unincorporated, Levitt & Sons-developed hamlet in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States, within the census-designated place (CDP) of Manhasset. Although presently considered part of the Manhasset CDP, it remains distinct from the other areas of the CDP and the name continues to be widely-used and accepted both socially and politically. The hamlet, which consists of 4 subdivisions, is also often referred to as The Strathmores. The southern parts of Strathmore once attempted to incorporate as the Incorporated Village of Strathmore – but the proposal was voted down in a referendum vote. Because of the outcome of the referendum, all of Strathmore remains part of the unincorporated Manhasset CDP to this very day. History The southern Strathmores (South, Vanderbilt, & Village) Much of what is now the southern part of Strathmore was once part of the estate of Frank A. Munsey. Followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhasset, New York
Manhasset is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, on the North Shore (Long Island), North Shore of Long Island, in New York (state), New York. It is considered the anchor community of the Greater Manhasset area. The population was 8,176 at the 2020 United States census. As with other unincorporated communities in New York, its local affairs are administered by the town in which it is located, the North Hempstead, New York, Town of North Hempstead, whose North Hempstead Town Hall, town hall is in Manhasset, making the hamlet the Seat of government, town seat. Etymology The name Manhasset was adopted in 1840. It is most likely the anglicized rendition of the name of a local Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribe whose name translates to "the island neighborhood". History The Matinecock (tribe), Matinecock had a village on Manhasset Bay. These Native Americans called the area Sint Sink, meani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flower Hill, New York
Flower Hill is a village in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The eastern half is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by the Incorporated Village of Roslyn. Western and northern parts are more closely associated with Manhasset and Port Washington. The population was 4,794 at the 2020 census. The Incorporated Village of Flower Hill is located entirely within the Town of North Hempstead, and has been recognized as a Tree City USA since 2013. History Before the village (pre-colonization – 1930) The area where Flower Hill is located was originally inhabited by Algonquin Native Americans. In the 17th century, European colonists started to settle in the area, specifically settlers of Dutch and English heritage. This era saw members of prominent colonial families settled in the area, including members of the Hewlett family (the same family after whom Hewlett, New York is named, as well as Hewlett Lane in Flow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormwater
Stormwater, also spelled storm water, is water that originates from precipitation (storm), including heavy rain and meltwater from hail and snow. Stormwater can soak into the soil ( infiltrate) and become groundwater, be stored on depressed land surface in ponds and puddles, evaporate back into the atmosphere, or contribute to surface runoff. Most runoff is conveyed directly as surface water to nearby streams, rivers or other large water bodies (wetlands, lakes and oceans) without treatment. In natural landscapes, such as forests, soil absorbs much of the stormwater. Plants also reduce stormwater by improving infiltration, intercepting precipitation as it falls, and by taking up water through their roots. In developed environments, such as cities, unmanaged stormwater can create two major issues: one related to the volume and timing of runoff (flooding) and the other related to potential contaminants the water is carrying (water pollution). In addition to the pollutants carr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York (state)
New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. state by area. With 20.2 million people, it is the fourth-most-populous state in the United States as of 2021, with approximately 44% living in New York City, including 25% of the state's population within Brooklyn and Queens, and another 15% on the remainder of Long Island, the most populous island in the United States. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east; it has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. New York City (NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and around two-thirds of the state's popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drainage Basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the '' drainage divide'', made up of a succession of elevated features, such as ridges and hills. A basin may consist of smaller basins that merge at river confluences, forming a hierarchical pattern. Other terms for a drainage basin are catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, water basin, and impluvium. In North America, they are commonly called a watershed, though in other English-speaking places, "watershed" is used only in its original sense, that of a drainage divide. In a closed drainage basin, or endorheic basin, the water converges to a single point inside the basin, known as a sink, which may be a permanent lake, a dry lake, or a point where surface water is lost underground. Drainage basins are similar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
