Cannonsville Reservoir
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 - 8:37 pm
Photo of Cannonsville Reservoir by Flickr user kmitschke. Published under Creative Commons license.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection plans to announce publicly that the recreational boating program that has been running on the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 10, 2011 - 8:24 pm
The Cannonsville Adventure Triathlon, a bike/run/kayak event planned for the first weekend in June on the Cannonsville Reservoir, has been cancelled. From an announcement on the CAT race's official blog:
We are sorry to announce, but the organizing... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Oct. 4, 2010 - 4:29 pm
After the walloping six inches of rain we got last week, the thirsty Cannonsville Reservoir might play host to a Lark in the Park paddle on Thursday after all.
The annual festival had decided to move its Cannonsville padde, scheduled for this Thursday, to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 30, 2010 - 10:58 am
The Apex Bridge over the Cannonsville Reservoir on September 27. Photo by Jack McShane.
Paddlers and canoe enthusiasts rejoiced last year when the New York City Department of Environmental Projection announced that it would be opening up the Cannonsville... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 1, 2010 - 3:51 pm
Quick, how do you repair the 65 years' worth of decay in the longest tunnel in the world while keeping the billion gallons of water per day it delivers to 9 million thirsty New Yorkers flowing?
Answer: With a fancy computer program and a giant plug.
Today... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, May. 26, 2010 - 2:42 pm
Tomorrow, New York's Department of Environmental Protection will open boating season with an announcement that it has opened up 33 percent more of the Cannonsville Reservoir -- 1,473 acres between Cannonsville Bridge and the Cannonsville Dam -- to... Read more