Editing Putnam County, New York (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Carver Bridge.jpg|thumb|250px|The county is covered in natural lakes, streams, and reservoirs. Here [[New York State Route 301|NY 301]] crosses over [[West Branch Reservoir]] in Carmel]]
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|246|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|230|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|16|sqmi}} (6.5%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062322/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt|archive-date=May 19, 2014}}</ref>

Putnam County is situated in the lower [[Hudson Valley]] in the southeastern part of New York, between the [[Hudson River]] on its west and the [[New York (state)|New York]]-[[Connecticut]] border on its east.
Putnam is southeast of [[Newburgh (city), New York|Newburgh]], and it is north of [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]]. Depending on precise location within the county, road travel distance to [[New York City]] ranges between {{convert|45|and|65|mi|km}}.

The terrain of the county is generally hilly. The region of the county nearest the Hudson River is especially so, and is part of the [[Hudson Highlands]]. The highest point in Putnam County is Scofield Ridge, with four summits at approximately {{convert|1,540|ft|m}} above sea level. The lowest point is sea level along the Hudson.<ref name="disc3">{{cite web|author=United States Geological Survey|title=Scofield Ridge|year=2007|publisher=United States Geological Survey|access-date=January 15, 2008|url=http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=41.4818&lon=-73.93885&size=l&u=4&datum=nad83&layer=DRG}}</ref>
The Hudson River, named for [[Henry Hudson]], has provided transportation of goods from New York City, north to the Hudson Valley, throughout history.<ref name="disc1" /> Between the hills and [[glacial moraine]], Putnam County's valleys contain numerous wetlands (including part of the [[Great Swamp (New York)|Great Swamp]]), creeks, ponds, lakes (including the 583 acre [[Lake Mahopac]], and reservoirs.

===Reservoirs===
[[File:East Branch Reservoir.jpg|thumb|250px|[[East Branch Reservoir]] in the town of Southeast]]
[[File: Carmel NY.png|thumb|250px|[[Carmel Hamlet, New York|Carmel Hamlet]] seen from [[Lake Gleneida]], a [[Controlled lake#New York City watershed|controlled lake]]]]
Putnam County is known for its many pristine reservoirs, part of the [[New York City water supply system#Reservoirs and aqueducts|New York City water supply system's]] [[Croton Watershed]].<ref name="disc4">{{cite web|title=NYC Department of Environmental Protection|year=2008|publisher=NYC Department of Environmental Protection|access-date=January 13, 2008|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/watershed_protection/html/reservoirs.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071020172533/http://nyc.gov/html/dep/html/watershed_protection/html/reservoirs.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = October 20, 2007}}</ref> These include [[Bog Brook Reservoir|Bog Brook]] in Southeast; [[Croton Falls Reservoir]] in Carmel and Southeast; [[Diverting Reservoir]] in Southeast; [[East Branch Reservoir|East Branch]] in Brewster; [[Middle Branch Reservoir]] in Southeast; [[West Branch Reservoir|West Branch]] in Kent and Carmel, and [[Boyds Corner Reservoir]] in Kent.<ref name="disc4" /> There are also three [[Controlled lake#New York City watershed|controlled lakes]] in the system in the town of Carmel, [[Kirk Lake (New York)|Kirk]], [[Lake Gilead|Gilead]], and [[Lake Gleneida|Gleneida]].

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess County]] (north)
* [[Fairfield County, Connecticut]] (east)
* [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]] (south)
* [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]] (southwest)
* [[Orange County, New York|Orange County]] (west)

===Climate===
The climate of Putnam County is [[humid continental climate|humid continental]], as is most of New York.<ref name="climate">{{cite web|author=Cornell Cooperative Extension|title=Climate of New York|year=2007|publisher=Cornell Cooperative Extension|access-date=January 30, 2008|url=http://nysc.eas.cornell.edu/climate_of_ny.html}}</ref> In the winter, bouts of cold, dry air arrive from Canada, and interior sections of North America.<ref name="climate" /> In the summer, the [[Gulf Stream]] brings hot, moist, humid air to the county.<ref name="climate"/> Extratropical storms often affect the county; in the winter, [[Nor'easter]]s bring heavy snow and rain, and sometimes high wind. In the summer and fall, [[back door cold fronts]] move in from the north and bring thunderstorms, sometimes severe.<ref name="climate" /> Putnam County receives on average 36 inches of snowfall a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usa.com/putnam-county-ny-weather.htm#HistoricalSnow |access-date=March 15, 2020|website=usa.com|title=Putnam County, NY Weather}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" align="center" style="font-size: 100%; margin-left:1em"|
| colspan="13" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:#E8EAFA;"|Monthly Normal High and Low Temperatures For Carmel, New York on the top and average monthly precipitation in inches on the lower section.
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! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Aug
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Sep
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! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Nov
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Dec
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! style="background:#f8f3ca; color:#000; height:14px;"| Carmel
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 33/16
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 38/19
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 48/27
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 60/37
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 71/48
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 78/57
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 82/62
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 81/60
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 74/53
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 62/42
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 49/32
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 38/22
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|-
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000; height:15px;"| City
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Jan
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Feb
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Mar
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Apr
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| May
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Jun
! style="background:#e5afaa; color:#000;"| Jul
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! style="background:#f8f3ca; color:#000; height:14px;"| Carmel
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 3.58"
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 3.10"
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 4.06"
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 4.44"
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 4.33"
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 4.11"
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 5.07"
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 4.09"
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 4.72"
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 4.12"
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 4.42"
| style="text-align:center; background:#f8f3ca; color:#000;"| 3.86"
|-
| colspan="13" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;background:#E8EAFA;"|''<ref name="weather">{{cite web|author=Weather.com|title=Averages and records for Carmel, New York|year=2007|access-date=January 29, 2008|url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/homeandgarden/garden/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNY0218?from=search}}</ref>''
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