1)[1] is a man-made lake and former reservoir[2] in the city of New Rochelle and the town of Eastchester, in Westchester County, New York.

[2] The area surrounding the lake was once rolling woodland owned in large sections by farmers in the 1700-1800s.

The water surface covers an area of about 65 acres (26 ha) and the capacity is about 271.7 million US gallons (1,028,000 m3).

[3] The water from this reservoir flows by gravity to the southern, low level district of the city.

[5] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.