Pompton River

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Pompton River
Mouth of the Pompton River (in the background) into the Passaic River

Mouth of the Pompton River (in the background) into the Passaic River

Data
Water code US :  879418
location New Jersey (USA)
River system Passaic River
Drain over Passaic River  → Atlantic Ocean
Confluence of Ramapo River and Pequannock River south of Pompton Lakes Parish
40 ° 58 ′ 17 ″  N , 74 ° 16 ′ 55 ″  W
Source height 51  m
muzzle Passaic River Coordinates: 40 ° 53 ′ 52 "  N , 74 ° 16 ′ 21"  W 40 ° 53 ′ 52 "  N , 74 ° 16 ′ 21"  W
Mouth height 47  m
Height difference 4 m
Bottom slope 0.36 ‰
length 11 km
Catchment area 982 km²
Discharge at the Pompton Plains
A Eo gauge : 919 km²
Location: 10.5 km above the mouth 		MQ 1941/2016
Mq 1941/2016
 HHQ (10/10/1903) 		14.3 m³ / s
15.6 l / (s km²)
 800 m³ / s
Communities Pequannock Township , Wayne
Pompton River in the Passaic River basin

Pompton River in the Passaic River basin

The Pompton River is a nearly 11 km long tributary of the Passaics in the north of the US state New Jersey .

It arises south of the parish of Pompton Lakes through the confluence of the Ramapo River and the Pequannock River . The Pompton River flows south between Lincoln Park and Pequannock Township (to the west) and Wayne (to the east). It flows into the Passaic north of Fairfield . The catchment area includes the Ramapo Mountains on the New York-New Jersey border in the rural suburbs of New York City. In terms of amount of water, it is the most important tributary of the Passaic River. Some of the river water is diverted to the Wanaque Reservoir .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ramapo River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ^ Pompton River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  3. ↑ USGS 01389000 Pompton River at Two Bridges NJ
  4. ↑ USGS 01388500 Pompton River at Pompton Plains NJ