Monksville Dam
Monksville may refer to: *Monksville Reservoir, in Passaic County, New Jersey **Monksville, New Jersey Monksville Reservoir, New Jersey. Photo: Erlend Bjørtvedt Monksville or Monks was a small settlement located in West Milford that was demolished and flooded to create the Monksville Reservoir in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The vil ...

Monksville Reservoir
The Monksville Reservoir is an artificial lake created in 1987 by damming on the Wanaque River in West Milford, New Jersey, West Milford, New Jersey. It is named after the former community of Monksville, New Jersey, Monksville, which was relocated and flooded upon its completion. History The reservoir was built to relieve chronic water shortages in northern New Jersey that occurred in the 1980s due to drought conditions. The reservoir extended the capacity of the nearby Wanaque Reservoir. It is owned jointly by the Hackensack Water Company and the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission. Location The lake is in Long Pond Ironworks State Park, which is located in the community of Hewitt, New Jersey, Hewitt, in West Milford, New Jersey, West Milford, New Jersey, United States. The park is known for its old stone walls, Metallurgical furnace, furnaces and other remnants of a once industrious ironworking community that now sits next to the swiftly flowing Wanaque River. The ...
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