Reservoir 2

Reservoir 2 is located in the northern portion of the city of New Rochelle along the New Rochelle - Eastchester boundary in Westchester County, New York. Built in 1892, the reservoir is impounded by the "Reservoir 2 dam" on the Hutchinson River. The dam is masonry and of earthen construction, with a height of 25 ft and a length of 550 ft. It has a water area of about 18.3 acre and a capacity of about 37 e6USgal. Maximum discharge is 800 ft3 per second. The reservoir is owned by the City Of New Rochelle.

Reservoir 2 lies approximately 1/10 mi south of Reservoir 1, Lake Innisfree. The water from this reservoir, and from Reservoir 3, was originally pumped at a pumping station into the mains of the high service system to serve the northern portions of New Rochelle.