Ashokan Reservoir
| Ashokan Reservoir | |
|---|---|
Ashokan Reservoir in July 2016 | |
| Location | Ulster County, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°57′N 74°13′W / 41.950°N 74.217°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Esopus Creek |
| Primary outflows | Esopus Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Max. width | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Surface area | 8,300 acres (3,400 ha) |
| Average depth | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Max. depth | 190 ft (58 m) |
| Water volume | 122.9 billion US gal (465 million m3) |
| Shore length1 | 40 mi (60 km) |
| Surface elevation | 585 ft (178 m) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The Ashokan Reservoir (/əˈʃoʊkæn/; Iroquois for "place of fish") is a reservoir in the New York City water supply system in Ulster County, New York. It receives the waters of Schoharie Reservoir, and together they provide the flow of the Catskill Aqueduct, which mixes with water from the Delaware Aqueduct at the Kensico Reservoir in Westchester County, New York, and after settling continues into the Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers for distribution in New York City.
Ashokan Reservoir lies is at the eastern end of the Catskill Park, and at 190 feet (58 m) near the dam at the former site of Bishop Falls is the New York City system's deepest reservoir.