| Whippany River | |
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 The Whippany River as seen from theFrelinghuysen Arboretum. | |
 Map of the Passaic/Hackensack watershed. | |
| Location | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Passaic River |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi) |
TheWhippany River is atributary of theRockaway River, approximately 20 mi (30 km) long, in northernNew Jersey in theUnited States.
It rises inMorris County, inMendham Township west ofMorristown, and flows generally ENE in ameandering course, through Morristown and theWhippany area ofHanover. It flows through theTroy Meadows and joins the Rockaway in theHatfield Swamp in eastern Morris County, just above the confluence of the Rockaway with thePassaic River.
The river drainage area is 69 square miles (180 km2).
There are three USGSwater gauges 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 m3) per second.
The river derives its name from the WhippanongNative Americans, a tribe that once inhabited the area. Whippanong meant "place of the willows", named for the trees growing along the banks of the river.[1]
Circa 1500, the Whippany River was part of theLenapehoking (along with the rest ofNew Jersey) and was inhabited by theMunseeLenape.[2]TheMunsee harvestedmussels from the Whippany River.[3]
In 1685,European settlers constructed homes along the Whippany River. The river provided thehydropower for the various mills ofWhippany.[4]
In 1998, the Mayor's Action Committee (later known as theWhippany River Watershed Action Committee) was established, with the goal of protecting the watershed. The Committee is sponsored by grants fromNJDEP, Victoria Foundation,Rutgers University,Pfizer, and othercorporations. It is partnered with 16 localmunicipalities. The Committee hostscanoe trips,festivals,hikes,educational outreach,classes,civic organizations,engineering roundtables,goose workshops, andstormwaterconferences.Volunteers form a significant part of itsresearch teams and workforce.[5]
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