- Whippany River
The Whippany River is a
tributary of theRockaway River , approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, in northernNew Jersey in theUnited States .It rises in Morris County, in Mendham Township west of Morristown, and flows generally ENE in a
meander ing course, through Morristown and the
Whippany area of Hanover Township. 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 derives its name from the Whippanong Native 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 [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1D61630F93BA3575BC0A96F958260 If You're Thinking of Living In /Whippany, N.J.; Where Houses Are In High Demand] , "
The New York Times ",August 8 ,1999 ] .References
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List of New Jersey rivers External links
* [http://www.njskylands.com/tnwhippanyriv.htm NJ Skylands: Whippany River]
* [http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nj/nwis/current/?type=flow U.S. Geological Survey: NJ stream gaging stations]
* [http://rosenet.org/wrwac/steward.html Whippany River Watershed Action Committee]
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