It has a capacity of 10 million gallons.
It is about 600 feet long and about 425 feet wide and takes in water from the Plattekill Creek.
It is a situated in a beautiful area of Saugerties known as Blue Mountain, and the reservoir and its surroundings are much photographed.
For more information on the Village of Saugerties Water Department, please click here.
(Photo on the right courtesy of Bob Lippman.)
Photos
Photo credits for the above (top to bottom, left to right):
- Bob Lippman
- Lori Zmiyarch-Schaefer
- Tom Hinchey
- Bob Lippman