| Page. | | Letter of transmittal | 7 | | Introduction | 9 | | Precipitation | 11 | | Descent of flood | 14 | | Highland tributaries and Central Basin | 14 | | Flood at Macopin dam | 15 | | Flood at Beattie's dam, Little Falls | 16 | | Flood flow over Dundee dam | 17 | | Damages | 23 | | General statements | 23 | | Highland tributaries | 23 | | Ramapo River | 23 | | Pequanac and Wanaque rivers | 24 | | Central Basin | 25 | | Lower Valley | 25 | | Paterson | 26 | | Passaic and vicinity | 27 | | Preventive measures | 28 | | General discussion | 28 | | Lower valley improvements | 29 | | Flood catchment | 31 | | Pompton reservoir | 31 | | Ramapo system | 33 | | Wanaque system | 34 | | Midvale reservoir | 34 | | Ringwood reservoir | 35 | | West Brook reservoir | 35 | | Pequanac system | 35 | | Newfoundland reservoir | 36 | | Stickle Pond reservoir | 36 | | Rockaway system | 37 | | 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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