Beacon Reservoir

General data

Water type: Artificial lake
Progression: Dry Brook -> Fishkill Creek -> Hudson River -> Upper New York Bay -> Lower New York Bay -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Description

Beacon Reservoir supplies water to the city of Beacon, in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is located at 392 m above sea level in a hollow between Beacon Mountain and Scofield Ridge, in the neighboring Town of Fishkill, very close to the Putnam County line. It was created in 1922 by damming Dry Brook, a tributary of Fishkill Creek.

Beacon Reservoir

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