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The Wanaque River ( Native American for "place of the sassafras") is a tributary of the
North Jersey District Water Supply Commission
Wanaque Wildlife Management Area
Sterling Forest State Park (New York section)
U.S. Geological Survey: NJ stream gaging stations
Rivers of Passaic County, New Jersey Tributaries of the Passaic River Rivers of New Jersey {{NewJersey-river-stub
The Wanaque River ( Native American for "place of the sassafras") is a tributary of the Pequannock River
The Pequannock River is a tributary of the Pompton River, approximately long, located in northern New Jersey in the United States.
It rises in eastern Sussex County, near Highland Lakes on the north side of Hamburg Mountain. It flows southeas ...
in Passaic County
Passaic County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the population of Passaic County was enumerated at 524,118, an increase of 22,892 (4.6%) from t ...
in northern New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
Once known as the Long Pond River, the source of the Wanaque River is Greenwood Lake, once known as Long Pond (not to be confused with the nearby village of Greenwood Lake in the state of New York
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Both Greenwood Lake and the surrounding Sterling Forest watershed straddle the border of the states of New Jersey and New York.
Downstream, the construction of dams at Monks and Wanaque created the Monksville and Wanaque reservoirs, respectively.
From the Raymond Dam of the Wanaque Reservoir, the river flows to its confluence with the Pequannock River.
See also
* List of rivers of New JerseyReferences
External links
North Jersey District Water Supply Commission
Wanaque Wildlife Management Area
Sterling Forest State Park (New York section)
U.S. Geological Survey: NJ stream gaging stations
Rivers of Passaic County, New Jersey Tributaries of the Passaic River Rivers of New Jersey {{NewJersey-river-stub