Geography
The Whippany River flows into the Rockaway River, at the western end of the swamp. The Rockaway River travels a short distance and then flows into the Passaic River near the center of the swamp. The USGS gaging station is 1.3 miles (2.1 km) downstream of the Rockaway River confluence. At this point the Passaic River drainage is three hundred forty nine square miles. This includes the Rockaway River drainage of one hundred twenty five square miles and the Whippany River drainage of sixty nine square miles.
The area is from 180 feet (55 m) above sea level to 160 feet (49 m). Latitude 40.85 N and Longitude 74.32 W
The area of Hatfield Swamp is approximately 2,500 acres (10 km2), located in northern New Jersey.
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