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this engine is sufficient to pump 400,000 gallons of water every 

 ten hours. The capacity of the reservoir is about 1,000,000 

 gallons. This reservoir has an elevation of 13 feet above the city 

 reservoir, near the entrance of the park. The entire water 

 pressure system of the park is produced from this reservoir. 

 Some of its pipes extend as far as Coney Island. There is 

 also connected with this pumping engine a 12-inch pipe that 

 runs across the park, past the quaker cemetery, discharging 

 its contents into the trout pond, which is located near the 

 upper lake in the meadow. 



This trout pond is the head of the lake system that lies in a 

 chain of lakes some distance below. From this pond a linking 

 stream of water passes over a cascade of some height into the 

 upper lake which is known as " The Pool.' 1 From this pool it 

 passes over a smaller falls into the lower pool of the Long- 

 Meadow, rippling down its rocky bed, skirting the Long- 

 Meadow in its sweep it draws under Esdale bridge, through 

 the woods, into the Ambergill. From this point it passes 

 darkky through the deep ravine, under the shadow of Sullivan 

 Heights, over numerous cascades and little falls, shooting 

 under the Nethermead arches to the Nethermead, out of which 

 it flows into the Binnenwater pool, thence through Music Grove 

 the Binnenwater stream rolls out over tinkling little cascades 

 into Lily Pond Lake, till at length under Binnenwater bridge it 

 tumbles over Binnenwater falls into the lake system below. 

 Passing under the boat-house its speed is slackened in the 

 bosom of the Lullwater. This winding, shady sheet of 

 water is the course over which the boats glide in the 

 summer and the merry skaters skim in winter. Drowsing 

 sluggishly along under the old wooden bridge of the 

 Breeze Hill drive, it doubles on itself again in the north 

 arm of the large lake, facing down on Music Island 

 in front of the pedestrian concourse. Thence, changing 

 its course once more, it turns into the large lake proper, 

 where, with Duck Island on its left, it finally merges into the 

 broad expanse of more than fifty acres of water. The bottom of 

 all these lakes and pools has been puddled with good clay, 



