Passaic River watershed

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river basin watershed

The Passaic River watershed is a major drainage basin in northern New Jersey that encompasses diverse wetlands, rivers, and suburban landscapes, playing a crucial role in regional water resources and flood control.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Passaic River watershed canonical	4
Passaic River Basin	1
Passaic River basin	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river basin ⓘ watershed ⓘ
area	approximately 935 square miles ⓘ
contains	Great Piece Meadows NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Swamp NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ Hatfield Swamp NERFINISHED ⓘ Passaic River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pequannock River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pompton River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramapo River NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockaway River NERFINISHED ⓘ Saddle River NERFINISHED ⓘ Wanaque River NERFINISHED ⓘ Whippany River NERFINISHED ⓘ suburban landscapes ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
containsReservoir	Boonton Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlotteburg Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Monksville Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Splitrock Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Wanaque Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
drains	Passaic River NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecoregion	New England Upland physiographic province NERFINISHED ⓘ Piedmont physiographic province NERFINISHED ⓘ
emptiesInto	Newark Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasInfrastructure	flood control reservoirs ⓘ water supply reservoirs ⓘ
hasIssue	habitat fragmentation ⓘ nonpoint source pollution ⓘ urban stormwater runoff ⓘ
knownFor	extensive wetlands ⓘ frequent flooding ⓘ
locatedIn	northern New Jersey ⓘ
majorCityInWatershed	Clifton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Morristown, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Parsippany–Troy Hills, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Passaic, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Paterson, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
managingAgency	New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ
mouthLocatedAt	Newark Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	flood control system ⓘ regional water supply source ⓘ
state	New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey
supports	freshwater wetland ecosystems ⓘ migratory bird habitat ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge → locatedInWatershed → Passaic River watershed ⓘ

Clinton Reservoir → partOf → Passaic River watershed ⓘ

Ramapo River → partOf → Passaic River watershed ⓘ

Ramapo River → drainageBasin → Passaic River watershed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Passaic River basin

Pompton River → partOf → Passaic River watershed ⓘ

this entity surface form: Passaic River Basin