page_title: East Delaware Tunnel
hierarchical_section_title: East Delaware Tunnel
caption_attribution_description: English: The entrance chamber building for the East Delaware Aqueduct, with Pepacton Reservoir in the background, New York, USA Français&#160;: Le bâtiment de la chambre d'entrée pour l'aqueduc d'East Delaware, avec réservoir Pepacton en arrière-plan, New York, Etats-Unis
context_page_description: The East Delaware Tunnel is a 25-mile aqueduct in the New York City water supply system. Located in the
  Catskill Mountains of New York State, it was constructed within a six-year period between 1949 and 1955 to transport drinking water from the Pepacton Reservoir to the Rondout Reservoir. The tunnel begins near the former site of Pepacton, New York, and ends near the former site of Eureka, New York, passing through Delaware County, Sullivan County and Ulster County. The tunnel has a maximum transmission capacity of 500 million US gallons per day and was constructed at a width of 11 feet.
context_section_description: The East Delaware Tunnel is a 25-mile (40 km) aqueduct in the New York City water supply system.  Located in the 
  Catskill Mountains of New York State, it was constructed within a six-year period between 1949 and 1955 to transport drinking water from the Pepacton Reservoir to the Rondout Reservoir. The tunnel begins near the former site of Pepacton, New York, and ends near the former site of Eureka, New York, passing through Delaware County, Sullivan County and Ulster County. The tunnel has a maximum transmission capacity of 500 million US gallons (1,900,000 m³) per day and was constructed at a width of 11 feet (3.4 m).
caption: Entrance building, Pepacton Reservoir in 2015
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