Geography
Washington Township is located at 40°59′18″N 74°03′53″W / 40.988306°N 74.064693°W / 40.988306; -74.064693 (40.988306,-74.064693). According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 2.959 square miles (7.665 km2), of which, 2.909 square miles (7.534 km2) of it is land and 0.050 square miles (0.130 km2) of it (1.70%) is water.
The township is located in the northern portion of Bergen County, which in turn is in the far northeastern corner of New Jersey, 15 miles (24 km) northwest of New York City.
It is within the Hackensack River watershed, which comprises Musquapsink Brook, Schlegel Lake, Pascack Brook, Oradell Reservoir, Woodcliff Lake Reservoir, and Lake Tappan.
The township is located within the Pascack Valley of north-central Bergen County. Elevations rise gradually in an east to west/south to north trajectory, and range anywhere from 50 feet (15 m) or less in the wooded swamplands behind Westwood Regional High School to approximately 360 feet (110 m) just west of Van Emburgh Avenue. Three hills are in the township: at the border of Westwood, west of Pascack Road, and again west of Van Emburgh Avenue. Being higher in elevation, it is slightly cooler and less prone to flooding then the rest of the valley and other parts of northwestern Bergen County.
The southern end of the township bordering Paramus and Emerson is wooded wetlands at the convergence of Musquapsink Brook and three cemeteries, and has consistently the densest overnight and morning fog in the area.
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