Passaic River
river in New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Passaic River (/pəˈseɪ.ɪk/ pə-SAY-ik) is a river, about 80 mi (129 km) long,[1] in northern New Jersey in the United States.
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Passaic River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
Counties | Hudson, Essex, Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Union, Somerset |
District | Northern New Jersey, Gateway, Skylands |
Cities | Newark, Paterson, Passaic |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Unnamed Pond |
- location | Mendham |
- coordinates | 40°45′44″N 74°34′39″W |
- elevation | 540 ft (160 m) |
Mouth | Newark Bay |
- location | Newark |
- coordinates | 40°42′46″N 74°07′08″W |
- elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Length | 80 mi (130 km) |
Basin size | 935 sq mi (2,420 km2) |
Discharge | |
- location | Little Falls |
- average | 2,100 cu ft/s (59 m3/s) |
- minimum | 36 cu ft/s (1.0 m3/s) |
- maximum | 8,330 cu ft/s (236 m3/s) |
Discharge | |
- location | Chatham |
- average | 320 cu ft/s (9.1 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
- left | Rockaway River, Pompton River, Saddle River |
- right | Dead River |
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