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The lake is named after Henry L. deForest, president of
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The
Hackensack Water Company and the Spring Valley Water Company had long cooperated, the former being a chief stockholder of the latter; they were merged into United Water Resources in the 1980s, which was later acquired by Suez North America.
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History of
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349:List of dams and reservoirs in New Jersey
344:List of crossings of the Hackensack River
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389:The Hackensack Water Company, 1869-1969
329:List of dams and reservoirs in New York
300:The Hackensack Water Company, 1869-1969
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493:. Columbia University. Archived from
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1632:Lincoln Highway Passaic River Bridge
802:Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
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16:Reservoir in New York, United States
235:, which is a principal part of the
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1677:William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge
487:"Water Sources in Rockland County"
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468:. United Water. September 1, 2010
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436:. United Water. Archived from
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103:Show map of the United States
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1709:Montclair-Boonton Line
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777:Canoe Brook Reservoir
1754:West Park Footbridge
1749:West Broadway Bridge
1729:Passaic River Bridge
1647:Monroe Street Bridge
1642:Market Street Bridge
1612:Eighth Street Bridge
1597:Bridge Street Bridge
842:Point View Reservoir
827:Monksville Reservoir
624:Little Diamond Brook
277:Congers Road (CR 80)
229:Clarkstown, New York
117:Clarkstown, New York
73:Show map of New York
1739:Sixth Avenue Bridge
1684:Upper Passaic River
1672:Union Avenue Bridge
1582:Lower Passaic River
862:Splitrock Reservoir
729:Spring Garden Brook
719:Slippery Rock Brook
245:Northern New Jersey
150:41.1558°N 73.9584°W
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257:Suez North America
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1069:Florham Park
1044:Elmwood Park
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