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WATERSHED
MAPS AND INFORMATION
SIGNIFICANCE OF RONDOUT RESERVOIR:
1- Water is diverted from the Cannonsville, Pepacton and
Neversink Reservoirs
to
Rondout Reservoir.
2- The water in Rondout is dedicated for NYC use only.
3- Rondout’s capacity is not considered in drought
curves; accordingly negatively
impacts
releases for the fishery.
4- Capacity of Rondout is 49.6 billion gallons; reservoir
is consistently kept at or
near
capacity.
5- At current NYC consumption (which has been declining
over the past four
years)
Rondout alone maintains enough water to fully service NYC for seven
months.
CAPACITIES:
Cannonsville
95.7
Billion Gallons
Pepacton
140.2 Billion
Gallons
Neversink
34.9
Billion Gallons
Rondout (Not Counted)
49.6
Billion Gallons
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