Passaic River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Passaic River |
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Passaic River in Bergen and Passaic Counties
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The Passaic and Hackensack watersheds
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| 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 | |
| Main source | Unnamed Pond Mendham 540 ft (160 m) 40°45′44″N 74°34′39″W / 40.76222°N 74.57750°W |
| River mouth | Newark Bay Newark 0 ft (0 m) 40°42′46″N 74°07′08″W / 40.71278°N 74.11889°W |
| Length | 80 mi (130 km) |
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| Basin features | |
| Basin size | 935 sq mi (2,420 km2) |
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The Passaic River ( pə-SAY-ik) is a river, about 80 mi (129 km) long, in northern New Jersey in the United States.
Images for kids
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The tanker Patrick Sky clearing the NX Bascule Bridge in Newark, the last hurdle before unloading its cargo of over 200,000 gallons of biodiesel.
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The Great Falls after 8 inches (20 cm) of rain-drenched Northern New Jersey the second week of April 2007. Taken April 18, 2007
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Weasel Brook, one of the Passaic River's tributaries, running alongside Clifton Public School#17; the school was built on the site of Little Weasel Brook Park, a former Passaic County park sold to the city to build the school
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Tributaries of the Passaic River's North Bend
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Source of the Passaic, in Mendham
See also
In Spanish: Río Passaic para niños
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