Diverting Reservoir

Diverting Reservoir
Diverting Reservoir
Location within New York
Diverting Reservoir
Diverting Reservoir (the United States)
LocationPutnam County, New York
Coordinates41°23′01″N 73°37′48″W / 41.3837°N 73.6299°W / 41.3837; -73.6299
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Water volume900 million US gallons (3,400,000 m3)

The Diverting Reservoir is a reservoir in the New York City water supply system in the town of Southeast, New York, in Putnam County. Part of the system's Croton Watershed, it lies along the Middle Branch Croton River within about 35 miles (56 km) of New York City, and holds 900 million US gallons (3,400,000 m3) of fresh water.