Pequannock River

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The Pequannock River is a waterway in northern New Jersey that flows through Morris and Passaic counties and has historically served as an important local natural resource and namesake for nearby communities.

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Pequannock River canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States of America
country United States of America
flowsGenerallyToward southeast
flowsThrough Bloomingdale, New Jersey
Butler, New Jersey
Kinnelon, New Jersey
Riverdale, New Jersey
Township of Pequannock, New Jersey
West Milford, New Jersey
hasEcosystemType freshwater river
hasEnvironmentalConcern water quality protection for drinking water supply
hasHydrologicalFeature tributary streams in the New Jersey Highlands
hasNearbyProtectedArea Newark watershed lands (Pequannock Watershed)
linked to: Newark Watershed

Norvin Green State Forest
hasNearbySettlement Bloomingdale, New Jersey
Butler, New Jersey
Kinnelon, New Jersey
Pequannock Township, New Jersey
Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Riverdale, New Jersey
West Milford, New Jersey
hasRecreationManagement regulated access in watershed lands
hasRole local natural resource
historicallyUsedFor local industry (historical mills and small industry)
transport of local resources (historical, small scale)
isNamesakeOf Pequannock Township, New Jersey
Pequannock Valley region (local usage)
locatedIn New Jersey
Northern New Jersey
linked to: North Jersey
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Morris County, New Jersey
Passaic County, New Jersey
locatedInRegion New Jersey Highlands
locatedInWatershed Passaic River watershed
mouthLocatedIn Passaic River
namedAfter Lenape word “Paquettahhnuake” (meaning cleared land or pea vine) (approximate etymology)
partOf Newark water supply system (via Pequannock Watershed)
Passaic River system
sourceLocatedIn New Jersey Highlands
tributaryOf Passaic River
usedFor boating
fishing
municipal water supply
recreation

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Pequannock Township, New Jersey namedFor Pequannock River
Passaic River hasTributary Pequannock River
Pompton River hasConfluenceWith Pequannock River
Pompton River formedByConfluenceOf Pequannock River
Passaic River watershed contains Pequannock River
Northwestern New Jersey contains Pequannock River