Pepacton Reservoir, Catskill Park

Name: Pepacton Reservoir
Address: Catskill Park, United States

#122 among attractions in Catskill Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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The Pepacton Reservoir, also known as the Downsville Reservoir, is a reservoir in Delaware County, New York on the East Branch of the Delaware River in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Part of the New York City water supply system, it was formed by the construction of Downsville Dam, and impounds over one-quarter of the East Branch's flow. ()

Maximum depth: 180 ftElevation: 1276 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°4'52"N, 74°54'38"W

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Pepacton Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Downsville Bridge, Cables Lake, Huggins Lake, Edwards Pond.

4.1 miW
Bridge
Downsville Bridge
105 min walk • Downsville Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the East Branch of the Delaware River in the hamlet of Downsville in Delaware County, New York. Designed by Scottish immigrant Robert Murray, the bridge was built in 1854, and is a single span, timber and plan framed bridge. The bridge measures 174 feet long and 19 feet wide.
5.3 miS
Lake
Cables Lake
135 min walk • Cables Lake is a small lake north-northwest of Roscoe in Delaware County, New York. It drains south via an unnamed creek which flows into Russell Brook.
6.4 miSE
Lake
Huggins Lake
163 min walk • Huggins Lake is a small lake north-northeast of Beaverkill in Delaware County, New York. It drains south via Huggins Hollow which flows into Beaver Kill.
6.6 miSW
Lake
Edwards Pond
170 min walk • Edwards Pond is a small lake north-northeast of Horton in Delaware County, New York. Little Fuller Brook enters the lake from the northeast. It then drains west via Little Fuller Brook which flows into Horton Brook.
2 miS
Mountain
Brock Mountain
52 min walk • Brock Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York southeast of Downsville, New York. Sugarloaf Mountain is located northwest of Brock Mountain and Mary Smith Hill is located east.
5.9 miSW
Mountain
Fuller Hill
151 min walk • Fuller Hill is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York northwest of Roscoe. Morton Hill is located east-southeast of Fuller Hill and Baxter Mountain is located west-southwest.
4.7 miSE
Mountain
Mary Smith Hill
121 min walk • Mary Smith Hill is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York east-southeast of Downsville. Middle Mountain is located east of Mary Smith Hill.
0.8 miSE
Tunnel
East Delaware Tunnel
21 min walk • The East Delaware Tunnel is a 25-mile aqueduct in the New York City water supply system. Located in the Catskill Mountains of New York State, it was constructed within a six-year period between 1949 and 1955 to transport drinking water from the Pepacton Reservoir to the Rondout Reservoir.

Pepacton Reservoir, Catskill Park

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Pepacton Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)