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Kensico Reservoir

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Kensico Reservoir (kĕn`zĭkō), c.4 sq mi (10 sq km), SE N.Y., N of White Plains, formed by Kensico Dam (completed 1915) on the Bronx River. A principal unit in the New York City water supply system, the reservoir receives water from sources in the Catskill Mts. and from the Delaware River.

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The first section was competed in 1998, and the focus today is on connecting the Kensico Reservoir to Van Cortlandt Park, which must be built to supply the City with roughly 50% of its drinking water.
 
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