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Passaic River

Coordinates: 40°42′46″N 74°07′08″W / 40.71278°N 74.11889°W / 40.71278; -74.11889
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Passaic River
Passaic River in Bergen and Passaic Counties
The Passaic and Hackensack watersheds
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesHudson, Essex, Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Union, Somerset
DistrictNorthern New Jersey, Gateway, Skylands
CitiesNewark, Paterson,

Clifton, Garfield,

Passaic
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed Pond
 - locationMendham
 - coordinates40°45′44″N 74°34′39″W / 40.76222°N 74.57750°W / 40.76222; -74.57750
 - elevation540 ft (160 m)
MouthNewark Bay
 - locationNewark
 - coordinates40°42′46″N 74°07′08″W / 40.71278°N 74.11889°W / 40.71278; -74.11889
 - elevation0 ft (0 m)
Length80 mi (130 km)
Basin size935 sq mi (2,420 km2)
Discharge 
 - locationLittle Falls
 - average2,100 cu ft/s (59 m3/s)
 - minimum36 cu ft/s (1.0 m3/s)
 - maximum8,330 cu ft/s (236 m3/s)
Discharge 
 - locationChatham
 - average320 cu ft/s (9.1 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 - leftRockaway River, Pompton River, Saddle River
 - rightDead River

The Passaic River (/pəˈs.ɪk/ pə-SAY-ik) is a river, about 80 mi (129 km) long,[1] in northern New Jersey in the United States.

References

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  1. PassaicRiver.com. "About the River." Accessed 2010-02-16. Archived October 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine