Passaic River

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Passaic River
River basins of Passaic River and Hackensack River

River basins of Passaic River and Hackensack River

Data
Water code US :  879159
location New Jersey (USA)
River system Passaic River
Drain over Passaic River → Atlantic
source at Mendham, NJ
40 ° 45 ′ 41 ″  N , 74 ° 34 ′ 40 ″  W.
Source height 165  m
muzzle in Newark Bay coordinates: 40 ° 42 ′ 44 "  N , 74 ° 7 ′ 6"  W 40 ° 42 ′ 44 "  N , 74 ° 7 ′ 6"  W.
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 165 m
Bottom slope 1.3 ‰
length 129 km
Catchment area 2390 km² (6 km above the mouth)
Discharge at the gauge Dundee Dam
A Eo : 2085 km²
Location: 27 km above the estuary 		MQ 2008/2015
Mq 2008/2015
 HHQ (08/30/2011) 		38 m³ / s
18.2 l / (s km²)
 733 m³ / s
Left tributaries Rockaway River , Pompton River , Saddle River
Right tributaries Dead River
Big cities Newark , Paterson
Medium-sized cities Passaic
Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, NJ

Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, NJ

The Passaic River [ pəˈseɪ.ɨk ] is a 129 km long river in the north of the US state New Jersey .

The upper reaches of the Passaic River makes many bends and meanders through the Great Swamp wetlands of the lowlands between the hills of urban and suburban northern New Jersey. Together with its tributaries, it drains the northern part of the state. The lower reaches largely runs through urbanized and industrialized areas of New Jersey. He also passes the center of Newark . The lower section of the Passaic River is severely polluted .

Tributaries

Tributaries of the Passaic River in the upstream direction are:

Source of the Passaic River at Mendham

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ USGS - GNIS - Passaic River
  2. ↑ USGS 01392600 Passaic R at Harrison NJ
  3. ↑ USGS 01389890 Passaic River at Dundee Dam at Clifton NJ
  4. ↑ PassaicRiver.com. "About the River."

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