The Grassy Sprain Reservoir is a storage
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
in northern
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers () is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. Developed along the Hudson River, it is the third most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City and Buffalo. The population of Yonkers was 211,569 as enu ...
. It was completed in 1876 by the City of Yonkers as the city's main storage reservoir. The reservoir was formed by the Grassy Sprain Brook Dam which impounded the Sprain Brook River and Grassy Sprain River. The reservoir itself has a maximum capacity of , and water from the reservoir is sent to a water filtration plant prior to civil consumption.
The Grassy Sprain Brook Dam is earthen, high, long and drains an area of . In 1919 the City of Yonkers, which at that time had about 100,000 residents, estimated that the reservoir capacity would supply the city for 85 days.
Public Works Annual Report - 1919
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See also
*List of reservoirs and dams in New York
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References
Reservoirs in Westchester County, New York
Reservoirs in New York (state)
Geography of Yonkers, New York
Protected areas of Westchester County, New York
1876 establishments in New York (state)
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