Water Supply

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New York City’s Water Supply System

New York City’s
Water Supply System

March 28, 2024

Total Storage (% of Capacity)
Current: 99.8
Normal: 94.7
Consumption (billion gallons)
03/27/24 .95
Average Precipitation (inches)

Actual Historical
January: 5.75 3.14
February: 1.44 2.81
March: 6.22 2.84

Croton System
Capacity: 91.6B gallons
% of Capacity: 102.2

Neversink Reservoir
Capacity: 34.9B gallons
% of Capacity: 100.4

Rondout Reservoir
Capacity: 49.6B gallons
% of Capacity: 92.7

Pepacton Reservoir
Capacity: 140.2B gallons
% of Capacity: 100.7

Schoharie Reservoir
Capacity: 17.6B gallons
% of Capacity: 101.9

Cannonsville Reservoir
Capacity: 95.7B gallons
% of Capacity: 100.7

Ashokan Reservoir
Capacity: 122.9B gallons
% of Capacity: 97.8

For additional near real-time information on surface water conditions in the New York City Watersheds, go to the USGS for New York State.