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         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 Publications Of United States Geological Survey.  

 

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ILLUSTRATIONS.

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PLATE I.	A, Beattie's dam, Little Falls, N. J., in flood; B, Flood-water lines in residence district, Paterson, N. J.
II.	A, Pompton Lakes dam and water front of Ludlum Steel and Iron Company; B, Dry bed of Pompton Lake
III.	Flood district of Paterson, N. J.
IV.	A, Washout at Spruce street, Paterson, N. J.; B, River street, Paterson, N. J., after flood
V.	A, Effects of flood in mill district, Paterson, N. J.; B, The wreck of a hotel in Paterson, N. J.
VI.	A, Devastation in Hebrew quarter, Paterson, N. J.; B, A common example of flood damage
VII.	A, Inundated lands at Passaic, N. J.; B, Undamaged bridge across Passaic River after partial subsidence of flood
Fig. 1.	Comparative flood run-off at Dundee dam, March, 1902, and October, 1903
2.	Diagram of flood flow at Dundee dam, flood of 1903

 

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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

Department of the Interior,
United States Geological Survey,
Hydrographic Branch,

Washington, D. C., December 4, 1903.

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a manuscript entitled, "Passaic Flood of 1903," prepared by Marshall Ora Leighton, and to request that it be published as one of the series of Water-Supply and Irrigation Papers.

This paper is a continuation of Water-Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 88, by George B. Hollister and Mr. Leighton, and describes the flood of October, 1903, which was higher and far more disastrous than the flood of 1902. The occurrence of two great floods in the same basin during so short a period makes the subject worthy of attention, especially as the district is, from a manufacturing and commercial standpoint, one of the most important along the Atlantic coast.

Very respectfully,

F. H. Newell,
Chief Engineer.

Hon. Charles D. Walcott
Director United States Geological Survey.

 

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THE PASSAIC FLOOD OF 1903.

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By Marshall O. Leighton.

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INTRODUCTION.

In the following pages is given a brief history of the disastrous flood which occurred in the Passaic River Basin in