| 词条 | Lake Washington (New York) |
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| name = Lake Washington | image = Lake Washington.jpg | caption = | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = Orange County, New York, United States | coords = {{coord|41.491|-74.068|type:waterbody|display=inline,title}} | type = reservoir | inflow = Silver Stream | outflow = | catchment = | basin_countries = United States | length = | width = | area = | depth = | max-depth = | volume = {{convert|1.5|e9USgal|m3}} | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = {{convert|301|ft}} | islands = | cities = }}Lake Washington is the primary reservoir for the city of Newburgh, New York, United States. It is located just southwest of the city, lying partially within it and the neighboring towns of Newburgh and New Windsor. It holds approximately {{convert|1.5|e9USgal|m3}}, an amount equivalent to the city's annual consumption.[1] Recreational facilities such as picnic grounds are accessible to the public at Masterson Park, near the reservoir's spillway along NY 207. HistoryLake Washington was expanded and put into service as a reservoir in 1907, although it had been providing water to its predecessor, Monell's Pond, since 1852. The dam has been raised many times since then to increase capacity.[1] In 2016 the city briefly declared a water emergency and started using Browns Pond, its backup supply, when levels of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) near the federal Environmental Protection Agency guidelines of 200 parts per trillion (ppt) were found in the lake. It is not known yet where the PFOS came from; a pond on the Stewart Air Guard Base from which Silver Stream, one of Lake Washington's tributaries, rises, had levels of 5,900 ppt. If Brown's Pond runs out before the contamination can be remediated, the city would have to pay to draw from the Catskill Aqueduct, part of the New York City water supply system.[2] Masterson ParkResident Frank Masterson had long dreamed of a place where the disabled, senior citizens and military veterans could go to fish. After his death in 1973, his friends decided to honor his memory by establishing such a park, and it was opened the following year. It is managed by the city's Recreation Department, and fishing is allowed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Trout and pickerel, among others, can be taken. Boats can be rented for $6–14.[3] See also
References1. ^1 Newburgh Water Department History, retrieved July 13, 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Washington (New York), Lake}}2. ^{{cite news|last=Sparks|first=Leonard|title=Investigators find high levels of contamination in water at Stewart Air National Guard Base pond|url=http://www.recordonline.com/article/20160509/NEWS/160509406|newspaper=Times-Herald Record|date=May 10, 2016|accessdate=May 11, 2016}} 3. ^Masterson Park, at Newburgh Recreation Department site, retrieved July 13, 2006 5 : Reservoirs in New York (state)|Protected areas of Orange County, New York|Newburgh, New York|Tourist attractions in Orange County, New York|Reservoirs in Orange County, New York |
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