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Beacon Reservoir (Dutchess County, New York)
Beacon Reservoir water supply system, supplies water to the city of Beacon, New York, Beacon, in Dutchess County, New York, Dutchess County, New York (state), New York, United States. It is located at 1,285 feet (392 m) above sea level in a hollow between Beacon Mountain and Scofield Ridge, in the neighboring Fishkill (town), New York, Town of Fishkill, very close to the Putnam County, New York, Putnam County line. It was created in 1922 by damming Dry Brook (Fishkill Creek), Dry Brook, a tributary of Fishkill Creek. It holds . A publicly accessible dirt road, frequently used to climb the mountain, runs from the city past it to the summits. No boating or fishing or swimming is allowed in the reservoir. It is the highest lake in Dutchess County. In 2022, a 34 year old Beacon resident drowned after trespassing to swim in the reservoir, although swimming and fishing are barred. State police divers recovered his body the next day, blaming the incident on the combination of drugs and ...
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Fishkill (town), New York
Fishkill is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in the southwestern part of Dutchess County, New York, Dutchess County, New York (state), New York, United States. It lies approximately north of New York City. The population was 24,226 at the 2010 census. Fishkill surrounds the Administrative divisions of New York#City, city of Beacon, New York, Beacon, and contains a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village, which is also named Fishkill, New York, Fishkill. The name Fishkill derives from the Dutch words ''vis kill'', meaning "fish creek". The location of Fishkill was known as ''Tioranda'' by the Native American peoples. The name means "The place where two waters meet". Fishkill is one of the nine original towns in Dutchess County, and is best known today for its rich history dating to the American Revolutionary War period and scenic views of the Hudson Highlands. History In 1683, New York City merchants Francis Rombouts and Gulian Verplanck purchased ...
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Putnam County, New York
Putnam County is a County (New York), county in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 97,668. The county seat is Carmel (hamlet), New York, Carmel, within one of the county's six towns. The county is part of the Hudson Valley region of the state. Putnam County is bordered by Dutchess County to the north, Connecticut and its county of Fairfield County, Connecticut, Fairfield to the east, Westchester County, New York, Westchester County to the south, and the Hudson River and Orange County, New York, Orange County to the west. Midtown Manhattan is around a one-hour drive, and the county is included in the New York metropolitan area. Putnam County was formed in 1812 from Dutchess County and is named for Israel Putnam, a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. It is one of the most affluent counties in America, ranked 21st by Highest-income counties in the Uni ...
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Fishkill, New York
Fishkill is a village within the town of Fishkill in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The village is in the eastern part of the town of Fishkill on U.S. Route 9. It is north of Interstate 84. NY 52 is the main street. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area. The first U. S. Post Office in New York state was established in Fishkill by Samuel Loudon, its first Postmaster. History Fishkill is located in the former territory of the Wappinger people. It was part of the Rombout Patent granted to Francis Rombouts, Gulian VerPlanck, and Stephanus Van Cortlandt of New Amsterdam in 1685. The name "Fishkill" evolved from two Dutch words, ' (fish) and ' (stream or creek). In 1714, Dutch immigrants settled in the area. The village of Fishkill was a significant crossroads in the overland transportation network in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Queen's Highway, connecting Albany to New ...
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1922 Establishments In New York (state)
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Reservoirs In New York (state)
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an embayment within it, excavating, or building any number of retaining walls or levees to enclose any area to store water. Types Dammed valleys Dammed reservoirs are artificial lakes created and controlled by a dam constructed across a valley and rely on the natural topography to provide most of the basin of the reservoir. These reservoirs can either be ''on-stream reservoirs'', which are located on the original streambed of the downstream river and are filled by creeks, rivers or rainwater that runs off the surrounding forested catchments, or '' off-stream reservoirs'', which receive diverted water from a nearby stream or aqueduct or pipeline water from other on-stream reservoirs. Dams are typicall ...
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Beacon Reservoir
Beacon Reservoir supplies water to the city of Beacon, in Dutchess County, New York, United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 .... It is located at 1,285 feet (392 m) above sea level in a hollow between Beacon Mountain and Scofield Ridge, in the neighboring Town of Fishkill, very close to the Putnam County line. It was created in 1922 by damming Dry Brook, a tributary of Fishkill Creek. It holds . A publicly accessible dirt road, frequently used to climb the mountain, runs from the city past it to the summits. No boating or fishing or swimming is allowed in the reservoir. It is the highest lake in Dutchess County. In 2022, a 34 year old Beacon resident drowned after trespassing to swim in the reservoir, although swimming and fishing are barred. State ...
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Fishkill Creek
Fishkill Creek (also Fish Kill, from the Dutch ''vis kille'', for "fish creek") is a tributary of the Hudson River in Dutchess County, New York, United States. At U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed October 3, 2011 it is the second-longest stream in the county, after Wappinger Creek. It rises in the town of Union Vale and flows generally southwest to a small estuary on the Hudson just south of Beacon. Part of its watershed is in Putnam County to the south. Sprout Creek, the county's third-longest creek, is its most significant tributary. Whaley and Sylvan lakes and Beacon Reservoir, its largest, deepest and highest lakes, are among the bodies of water within the watershed. While the creek is not impounded for use in any local water supply, it remains a focus of regional conservation efforts as a recreational and aesthetic resource, especially since the lower Fishkill watershed has been extensively ...
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Dry Brook (Fishkill Creek)
Dry Brook may refer to: New Jersey, United States * Dry Brook (Paulins Kill tributary) New York, United states * Dry Brook (Cannonsville Reservoir tributary) * Dry Brook (Corbett, New York) * Dry Brook (East Branch Delaware River) * Dry Brook (East Brook) * Dry Brook (Elk Creek tributary) * Dry Brook (Horton Brook tributary) * Dry Brook (Read Creek) * Dry Brook (Sands Creek tributary) * Dry Brook (Trout Brook tributary) * Dry Brook Ridge, a ridge in the Catskill Mountains See also * Dry Creek (other) * Dry River (other) {{Disambiguation ...
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Scofield Ridge
Scofield may refer to: * Scofield (surname), a surname * Scofield, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Scofield, Utah, a very small town ** Scofield Mine disaster, when a coal mine exploded near the town in May 1900 ** Scofield Reservoir, a reservoir near the town * Scofield Reference Bible, an annotated version of the Bible first published in 1909 See also * Schofield (other) * Scholefield, a surname {{disambiguation, geo ...
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Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 295,911. The county seat is the city of Poughkeepsie. The county was created in 1683, one of New York's first twelve counties, and later organized in 1713. Dutchess County is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area, which belongs to the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. The county is part of the Hudson Valley region of the state. History Before Anglo- Dutch settlement, what is today Dutchess County was a leading center for the indigenous Wappinger peoples. They had their council-fire at what is now Fishkill Hook, and had settlements throughout the area. On November 1, 1683, the Province of New York established its first twelve counties, including Dutchess. Its boundaries at that time included the present Putnam County, and a small portion of the present Columbia County (the towns of Clermont and ...
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Beacon Mountain
Beacon Mountain, locally Mount Beacon, is the highest peak of Hudson Highlands, located south of Beacon, New York, City of Beacon, New York (state), New York, in the Fishkill (town), New York, Town of Fishkill. Its two summits rise above the Hudson River behind the city and can easily be seen from Newburgh (city), New York, Newburgh across the river and many other places in the region. The more accessible northern peak, at above sea level, has a complex of radio Antenna (radio), antennas on its summit; the southern summit has a fire lookout tower, which was built in 1931. Beacon Reservoir (Dutchess County, New York), Beacon Reservoir, the city's main water supply, water source, is located between North Beacon and neighboring Scofield Ridge, the highest peak in Putnam County, New York, Putnam County. Since much of the land on the mountains and up to the county line is owned by the city to protect the Drainage basin, watershed, an extensive system of roads and trails makes it a p ...
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United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ...
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