CONTENTS. Letter of transmittal.. Introduction.. Precipitation... Descent of flood.. Highland tributaries and Central Basin. Flood at Beattie's dam, Little Falls Flood flow over Dundee dam... Damages.... General statements Highland tributaries.... Ramapo River Pequanac and Wanaque rivers Central Basin Lower valley.. Paterson.. Passaic and vicinity Preventive measures. General discussion.... Lower valley improvements. Flood catchment Pompton reservoir....... Ramapo system Wanaque system Midvale reservoir Pequanac system..... Newfoundland reservoir Rockaway system... Powerville reservoir. Longwood Valley reservoir Splitrock Pond....... Upper Passaic Basin. Millington reservoir Saddle River................ Summary of flood-catchments projects. Preferable reservoir sites.... General conclusions Index .... Page. 7 9 11 14 14 15 16 17 23 23 23 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 28 29 31 31. 33 34 34 35 35 35 36 36 37 37 37 38 38 38 39 40 40 44 47 3 ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. PLATE I. A, Beattie's dam, Little Falls, N. J., in flood; B, Flood-water lines in residence district, Paterson, N. J ... 16 II. A, Pompton Lakes dam and water front of Ludlum Steel and Iron III. Flood district of Paterson, N. J..... IV. A, Washout at Spruce street, Paterson, N. J.; B, River street, Paterson, N. J., after flood... 26 V. A, Effects of flood in mill district, Paterson, N. J.; B, The wreck of a 26 VI. A, Devastation in Hebrew quarter, Paterson, N. J.; B, A common example of flood damage. 28 VII. A, Inundated lands at Passaic, N. J.; B, Undamaged bridge across 28 1903... FIG. 1. Comparative flood run-off at Dundee dam, March, 1902, and October, 2. Diagram of flood flow at Dundee dam, flood of 1903 |