Why Do You Think They Call it Brook
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Agenda item: Discussion on drainage along Brook Street.
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Brook Street Drainage Study 2004
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Why Do You Think They
Call it Brook Street?
Friends of History Presentation – Croton Free Library
Daniel O’Connor, P.E. Village Engineer
Date: 9/16/10
Upper Brook Street
Middle Brook Street
Lower Brook Street
Storm Events
Sept 1999 Hurricane Floyd 7.2”(24Hr),
100Year Storm
June 2001 Father’s Day Storm 4.9”(24Hr),
10Year Storm
Village Watersheds
Village Watersheds
Watershed Data
442 Acres (342 acres in Village)
12,038 feet long
Max. Elevation 603 ft.
Receiving Waters: Hudson River
Peak storm flows
2 yr. storm – 91 CFS
5 yr. storm – 164 CFS
10 yr. storm – 204 CFS
100 yr. storm – 367 CFS
No Official Stream Name (USGS, NYSDEC, unnamed
tributary)
Brook Street Watershed
Computer Model
Upper Watershed Area
Middle Watershed Area
Lower Watershed Area
Lower Watershed Storm Sewers
Upper Section of Lower Watershed
Middle Section of Lower Watershed
Lower Section of Lower Watershed
History of Development
Various maps starting from 1757 to 1937
show the historical development of Brook
Street and how the stream was
considered.
1797 Map of Cortlandt,
York Town and Stephen Town
1853 Map of Lands of
Phillip Van Wyck
Beer’s Atlas 1868
Sanborn Map 1897
Sanborn Map 1903
Sanborn Map 1911
Lower Brook St
Sanborn Map 1911
upper Brook St
Sanborn Map 1924
Lower Brook St
Sanborn Map 1924
Upper Brook St
Sanborn Map 1934 (w/updates)
Lower Brook St
Sanborn Map 1934 (w/updates)
Upper Brook St
1937 Topographical map
Lower Brook Street
Images of the Watershed
Images of the watershed and
infrastructure start from the upper
watershed area and lead to the Hudson
River
Arboretum
HNGC – Base Flow Supply
Arboretum
HNGC – Base Flow Supply
Kaplan’s Pond
Kaplan’s Pond (~2Ac)
Kaplan’s Pond: Former Outlet
Structure
Kaplan’s Pond: Former Outlet
Structure
Kaplan’s Pond: New Outlet
Structure
Kaplan’s Pond: New Outlet
Structure
Kaplan’s Pond: New Outlet
Structure
Kaplan’s Pond - Turtle
Kaplan’s Pond: Drain Pipe
Typical stream valley between
Kaplan’s Pond and Old Post Rd No.
Culvert Outlet at West side of
Old Post Road North
Culvert Outlet at West side of
Old Post Road North (inside view)
Culvert Outlet at West side of
Old Post Road North (inside view)
Culvert Inlet at East side of
Old Post Road North (inside view)
Culvert Outlet at West side of
Old Post Road North (inside view)
Stream below Old Post Road North
Stream below Garage on Brook St
Entrance to box culvert below
garage
Storm Pipe on Brook Street
Metal Culvert connection to arch
culvert under Brook Street
Culvert under Brook Street (arch:
brick and stone)
Culvert under Brook Street (arch:
brick and stone)
Culvert under Brook Street (arch:
brick and stone)
Culvert under Brook Street
connection to box culvert south
side of Brook St
Start of box culvert on south side of
Brook Street
Box culvert on south side of Brook
Street
Middle Brook Street:
location of sink hole
Sink Hole Forms
Sink Hole Enlarges
Sink Hole: Box Culvert
Stream: culvert to open channel
Trash Rack in front of headwall
near Conti Electric
Trash Rack in front of headwall
near Conti Electric
View of Trash Rack at headwall
near Conte’s Electric (inside)
Old Culvert Profile at
Lower Brook Street
Stream below building at Lower
Brook St
Stream below building at Lower
Brook St
Lower Brook Street New Box
Culvert
Lower Brook Street New Box
Culvert (sediment)
Stream Flowing into start of
NYSDOT Culvert
Discharge of NYSDOT Culvert into
Metro North Culvert and Hudson
River
Stream Discharge to Hudson River
at Croton Yacht Club
Outfall to Hudson River
at Croton Yacht Club
Culvert Under Rt 9 - Sediment
Culvert Under Rt 9 - Sediment
Dredging of Yacht Club Marina
Hydraulic Dredge in Operation
Dredging of Yacht Club Marina
Settling/Dewatering Pond at Croton
Landing
Dredging of Yacht Club Marina
Dewater Pond at Croton Landing
Yacht Club Marine dredge material
being reused at Croton Landing
Landscape berm at Croton Landing
Yacht Club Pre-dredging water depths
Yacht Club Post-dredging water depths
House on Lower Brook St
supply of sand bags
Brook Street Widening Schemes 1936
Brook Street Widening Schemes 1936
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