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Oakland, reservoir site near; 34

Obstructions to flow of Passaic River, discussion of; 29-30

Old Boonton, flood period at; 10

Passaic, damage at; 27-28 inundated lands at, plate showing; 28

Passaic Basin, reservoir sites in upper; 38-39 storage facilities in, effect of; 11

Passaic River, bridge over, plate showing; 28 flood flow of; 17-22 diagram showing; 20 flood period on; 10 floods on, comparison of, diagram showing; 18 flow of, obstructions to; 29-30

Passaic Valley, rainfall in; 11, 12

Paterson, damage at; 26-27 flood district of, plate showing; 24 flood-water lines in residence district of, plate showing; 16

Hebrew quarter in, devastation in, plate showing; 28 mill district, effects of flood in, plate showing; 26 rainfall at; 11, 12 residence district, flood-water lines in, plate showing; 16 views in; 16, 24, 26, 28

Pequanac Basin, reservoir sites in; 35-36, 40, 41

Pequanac River, damage along; 24 flood flow of; 16 flood period on; 10

Petersburg, reservoir site near; 37

Plainfield, rainfall at; 11

Pompton Lake, dry bed of, plate showing; 24 reservoir site at; 33-35

Pompton Lakes, damage at; 24

Pompton Lakes dam, plate showing; 24

Pompton Plains, damage at; 24 highest water at; 10

Pompton reservoir, discussion of; 31-33

Powerville, reservoir site near; 37

Precipitation, amount of; 11-14

Prevention of floods, discussion of; 28-45

Rainfall, amount of; 11-14 relation of drought to; 12

Ramapo River, damages along; 23-24 flood on, time of; 9

Ramapo Valley, reservoir sites in; 33-34, 40, 41

Reservoir sites, comparison of; 40-44

Reservoirs for preventing floods, discussion of; 28, 31-40

Residence district, Paterson, flood-water lines in, plate showing; 16

Ringwood, rainfall at; 11, 12

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