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Croton (river)

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Croton

River flowing through eastern New York, USA; length 100 km/60 mi. It is formed by the junction of three headstreams, the West, Middle, and East branches, which converge as they enter Westchester County, and flows southwest to the Hudson River, supplying the New Croton Reservoir.

The New Croton Dam (661 m/2,168 ft long, 91 m/297 ft high) was completed in 1905 to replace an earlier structure, 5 km/3 mi above the river's mouth. The reservoir's waters, drawing from various sources, are brought to the city of New York by the Croton Aqueduct, a tunnel 50 km/31 mi long, built in 1842 to provide water for the city.



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