Talk:lake Washington (new York)

A fact from Lake Washington (New York) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 July 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Lake Washington, the main reservoir for Newburgh, New York, holds enough water to supply the city for a year?

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Can someone explain how though the dam was built in 1907 the lake was supplying water to Newburgh since 1852?

It was a natural lake that was expanded. The article now reflects this. Daniel Case 04:41, 5 August 2006 (UTC) reply