Croton Dam Cross Section

Engineering cross-section drawing of the Old Croton Dam showing its masonry gravity construction. The dam was 50 feet high and 270 feet long, creating a 400-acre reservoir that supplied all of New York City with clean water beginning in 1842.

Date: c.1842 Location: Croton-on-Hudson, NY Type: diagram Subjects: Croton Dam, dam construction, masonry, gravity dam

Source: NY Heritage Digital Collections License: Public domain

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