Statistics
At full capacity, Neversink holds 34.9 billion US gallons (132,000,000 m3). The upper Neversink drains a 92-square mile (239 km²) area (the smallest of any of the city's Catskill reservoirs) reaching all the way to Slide Mountain, the Catskills' highest peak, through six towns and two counties. It is 5 miles (8 km) long and reaches a maximum depth of 175 feet (53 m).
Neversink Dam is an earthen structure 2,820 feet (859 m) long and 195 feet (60 m) high. NY 55 travels across it.
The spillway elevation is 1,440 feet (439 m) above sea level, making it the highest city reservoir.
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