Reservoirs

Alcove Reservoir

• Located in the Town of Coeymans
• Constructed: 1928 to 1932
• 12 billion gallons storage
• 600 day supply when full
• Average depth 25 feet, maximum depth 75 feet
• 1,426 water acres
• 18 miles of shoreline
• 6,300 acres of watershed land

Basic Creek Reservoir

• Located in Town of Westerlo
• Constructed: 1928 to 1932
• 716 million gallons storage
• Average depth 17 feet
• 265 water acres
• 4 miles of shoreline

Loudonville Reservoir

• Located in Albany and the Town of Colonie
• Constructed: 1920 to 1936
• 200 million gallons of distribution storage in three concrete basins
• Ultraviolet (UV) Treatment Facility