Kensico Reservoir
The Kensico Reservoir is a reservoir spanning the towns of Armonk (North Castle) and Valhalla (Mount Pleasant), New York, located 3 miles (5 km) north of White Plains. It was formed by the original earth and gravel Kensico Dam constructed in 1885, which impounded waters from the Bronx and Byram rivers. In 1917, a new masonry dam was completed, replacing the old dam and expanding the water supply by bringing water from the Catskill Mountains over a distance of more than 100 miles.
| Kensico Reservoir | |
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Kensico Reservoir | |
Kensico Reservoir Location within New York | |
| Location | Valhalla, Harrison, North Castle, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°5′10″N 73°45′50″W Kensico Dam41°04′25″N 73°45′59″W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Bronx River |
| Primary outflows | Bronx River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 2,140 acres (8.7 km2) |
| Average depth | 43.6 feet (13.3 m) |
| Max. depth | 120 feet (37 m) |
| Water volume | 30,000,000,000 US gallons (110,000,000 m3) |
The reservoir mainly serves to store waters received from the Catskill Mountains west of the Hudson River. Along with the West Branch Reservoir and Boyds Corner Reservoir, it is one of four reservoirs within the Catskill/Delaware system outside the Catskill Mountains region. The other reservoir is the Hillview Reservoir.
The Kensico Reservoir also hosts fishing and boating recreation. Every year, the reservoir is stocked with over 2,000 brown trout. In April 2016, the Kensico Reservoir was stocked with 8,620 brown trout 8.5 to 9.5 inches (22 to 24 cm) long.