Knowledge

Whippany River

Source 📝

596: 45: 29: 226:
on the river. The gauge in Parsippany just before the Whippany River empties into the Rockaway River has an average flow of 178 cubic feet (5 m) per second.
413: 637: 302: 541: 683: 702: 233:, a tribe that once inhabited the area. Whippanong meant "place of the willows", named for the trees growing along the banks of the river. 707: 382: 298: 630: 278: 230: 111: 717: 676: 495: 623: 722: 712: 669: 377: 201: 185: 96: 301:) was established, with the goal of protecting the watershed. The Committee is sponsored by grants from 603: 181: 71: 34: 512: 189: 101: 437: 286: 197: 121: 116: 8: 81: 657: 611: 576: 306: 491: 468: 445: 387: 338: 414:"If You're Thinking of Living In /Whippany, N.J.; Where Houses Are In High Demand" 86: 653: 607: 209: 166: 106: 463:
Hoskins, Barbara; Foster, Caroline; Roberts, Dorothea; Foster, Gladys (1960).
696: 556: 543: 342: 213: 212:
in eastern Morris County, just above the confluence of the Rockaway with the
174: 141: 91: 472: 571: 361: 318: 247: 223: 205: 76: 595: 346: 314: 266: 136: 357: 354: 282: 251: 170: 44: 162: 365: 334: 326: 281:
constructed homes along the Whippany River. The river provided the
66: 193: 28: 449: 330: 310: 262: 258: 255: 513:"Whippany River: A Holistic Approach to Volunteer Monitoring" 350: 322: 462: 297:
In 1998, the Mayor's Action Committee (later known as the
219:
The river drainage area is 69 square miles (180 km).
169:, approximately 20 mi (30 km) long, in northern 581: 436: 652:This article related to a river in New Jersey is a 577:U.S. Geological Survey: NJ stream gauging stations 694: 486:Hepler, Steven P.; Krygoski, Robert F. (1998). 246:Circa 1500, the Whippany River was part of the 229:The river derives its name from the Whippanong 485: 677: 631: 488:Hanover Township: Whippany and Cedar Knolls 430: 405: 684: 670: 638: 624: 582:Whippany River Watershed Action Committee 383:Whippany River Watershed Action Committee 299:Whippany River Watershed Action Committee 49:Map of the Passaic/Hackensack watershed. 444:. American Heritage. pp. 168–189. 411: 695: 510: 490:. Mount Pleasant: Arcadia Publishing. 465:Washington Valley, an informal history 272: 442:The American Heritage Book of Indians 647: 590: 196:course, through Morristown and the 33:The Whippany River as seen from the 703:Rivers of Morris County, New Jersey 13: 456: 14: 734: 533: 292: 708:Tributaries of the Passaic River 594: 317:. It is partnered with 16 local 241: 43: 27: 364:form a significant part of its 192:, and flows generally ENE in a 504: 479: 208:and joins the Rockaway in the 1: 412:Cheslow, Jerry (1999-08-08). 398: 131:Physical characteristics 656:. You can help Knowledge by 610:. You can help Knowledge by 606:state location article is a 378:List of rivers of New Jersey 7: 572:NJ Skylands: Whippany River 371: 254:) and was inhabited by the 16:River in Randolph, Whippany 10: 739: 718:New Jersey geography stubs 646: 589: 236: 604:Morris County, New Jersey 557:40.8211972°N 74.4319750°W 285:for the various mills of 269:from the Whippany River. 147: 135: 130: 59: 54: 42: 26: 21: 393: 250:(along with the rest of 562:40.8211972; -74.4319750 305:, Victoria Foundation, 204:. It flows through the 151:30 km (19 mi) 35:Frelinghuysen Arboretum 723:New Jersey river stubs 321:. The Committee hosts 368:teams and workforce. 222:There are three USGS 112:Parsippany-Troy Hills 713:Rivers of New Jersey 438:Alvin M. Josephy Jr. 335:educational outreach 553: /  467:. Edward Brothers. 343:civic organizations 273:Colonial settlement 418:The New York Times 307:Rutgers University 665: 664: 619: 618: 511:Vespigiani, Art. 279:European settlers 155: 154: 730: 686: 679: 672: 648: 640: 633: 626: 598: 591: 568: 567: 565: 564: 563: 558: 554: 551: 550: 549: 546: 527: 526: 524: 522: 517: 508: 502: 501: 483: 477: 476: 460: 454: 453: 434: 428: 427: 425: 424: 409: 231:Native Americans 186:Mendham Township 97:Mendham Township 47: 31: 19: 18: 738: 737: 733: 732: 731: 729: 728: 727: 693: 692: 691: 690: 645: 644: 587: 561: 559: 555: 552: 547: 544: 542: 540: 539: 536: 531: 530: 520: 518: 515: 509: 505: 498: 484: 480: 461: 457: 435: 431: 422: 420: 410: 406: 401: 396: 374: 353:workshops, and 295: 275: 244: 239: 126: 87:Mendham Borough 50: 38: 17: 12: 11: 5: 736: 726: 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 689: 688: 681: 674: 666: 663: 662: 643: 642: 635: 628: 620: 617: 616: 599: 585: 584: 579: 574: 569: 535: 534:External links 532: 529: 528: 503: 497:978-0752409764 496: 478: 455: 440:, ed. (1961). 429: 403: 402: 400: 397: 395: 392: 391: 390: 388:Patriots' Path 385: 380: 373: 370: 319:municipalities 294: 293:Modern history 291: 274: 271: 243: 240: 238: 235: 210:Hatfield Swamp 167:Rockaway River 159:Whippany River 153: 152: 149: 145: 144: 139: 133: 132: 128: 127: 125: 124: 119: 114: 109: 107:Mountain Lakes 104: 99: 94: 89: 84: 79: 74: 69: 63: 61: 57: 56: 52: 51: 48: 40: 39: 32: 24: 23: 22:Whippany River 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 735: 724: 721: 719: 716: 714: 711: 709: 706: 704: 701: 700: 698: 687: 682: 680: 675: 673: 668: 667: 661: 659: 655: 650: 649: 641: 636: 634: 629: 627: 622: 621: 615: 613: 609: 605: 600: 597: 593: 592: 588: 583: 580: 578: 575: 573: 570: 566: 548:74°25′55.11″W 545:40°49′16.31″N 538: 537: 514: 507: 499: 493: 489: 482: 474: 470: 466: 459: 451: 447: 443: 439: 433: 419: 415: 408: 404: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 375: 369: 367: 363: 359: 356: 352: 349:roundtables, 348: 344: 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 316: 312: 308: 304: 300: 290: 288: 284: 280: 270: 268: 264: 260: 257: 253: 249: 242:Munsee Lenape 234: 232: 227: 225: 220: 217: 215: 214:Passaic River 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 182:Morris County 178: 176: 175:United States 172: 168: 164: 160: 150: 146: 143: 142:Passaic River 140: 138: 134: 129: 123: 120: 118: 115: 113: 110: 108: 105: 103: 100: 98: 95: 93: 92:Morris Plains 90: 88: 85: 83: 80: 78: 75: 73: 70: 68: 65: 64: 62: 58: 53: 46: 41: 36: 30: 25: 20: 658:expanding it 651: 612:expanding it 601: 586: 519:. Retrieved 506: 487: 481: 464: 458: 441: 432: 421:. Retrieved 417: 407: 315:corporations 313:, and other 296: 276: 248:Lenapehoking 245: 228: 224:water gauges 221: 218: 206:Troy Meadows 180:It rises in 179: 158: 156: 77:Florham Park 72:East Hanover 560: / 358:conferences 347:engineering 697:Categories 423:2020-10-13 399:References 362:Volunteers 355:stormwater 283:hydropower 265:harvested 252:New Jersey 194:meandering 190:Morristown 171:New Jersey 102:Morristown 327:festivals 277:In 1685, 163:tributary 473:28817174 450:61-14871 372:See also 366:research 287:Whippany 200:area of 198:Whippany 188:west of 122:Whippany 117:Randolph 67:Denville 55:Location 339:classes 325:trips, 267:mussels 237:History 202:Hanover 173:in the 165:of the 82:Madison 494:  471:  448:  311:Pfizer 263:Munsee 261:. The 259:Lenape 256:Munsee 148:Length 602:This 521:3 May 516:(PDF) 394:Notes 351:goose 331:hikes 323:canoe 303:NJDEP 184:, in 161:is a 137:Mouth 60:Towns 654:stub 608:stub 523:2022 492:ISBN 469:OCLC 446:LCCN 157:The 699:: 416:. 360:. 345:, 341:, 337:, 333:, 329:, 309:, 289:. 216:. 177:. 685:e 678:t 671:v 660:. 639:e 632:t 625:v 614:. 525:. 500:. 475:. 452:. 426:. 37:.

Index


Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Denville
East Hanover
Florham Park
Madison
Mendham Borough
Morris Plains
Mendham Township
Morristown
Mountain Lakes
Parsippany-Troy Hills
Randolph
Whippany
Mouth
Passaic River
tributary
Rockaway River
New Jersey
United States
Morris County
Mendham Township
Morristown
meandering
Whippany
Hanover
Troy Meadows
Hatfield Swamp
Passaic River

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.