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Water-Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 92
Series M, General Hydrographic Investigations, 8
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR
THE PASSAIC FLOOD OF 1903
BY
MARSHALL ORA LEIGHTON
[Illustration]
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1904
CONTENTS.
Page.
Letter of transmittal 7
Introduction 9
Precipitation 11
Descent of flood 14
Highland tributaries and Central Basin 14
Flood at Macopin dam 15
Flood at Beattie's dam, Little Falls 16
Flood flow over Dundee dam 17
Damages 23
General statements 23
Highland tributaries 23
Ramapo River 23
Pequanac and Wanaque rivers 24
Central Basin 25
Lower Valley 25
Paterson 26
Passaic and vicinity 27
Preventive measures 28
General discussion 28
Lower valley improvements 29
Flood catchment 31
Pompton reservoir 31
Ramapo system 33
Wanaque system 34
Midvale reservoir 34
Ringwood reservoir 35
West Brook reservoir 35
Pequanac system 35
Newfoundland reservoir 36
Stickle Pond reservoir 36
Rockaway system 37
Powerville reservoir 37
Longwood Valley reservoir 37
Splitrock Pond 38
Upper Passaic Basin 38
Millington reservoir 38
Saddle River 39
Summary of flood-catchments projects 40
Preferable reservoir sites 40
General conclusions 44
Index 47
ILLUSTRATIONS.
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