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A dry reservoir bed in the Wanaque Reservoir on Wednesday, Nov, 13, 2024. Gov. Phil Murphy announced a Drought Warning Advisory for New Jersey as the state faces prolonged dry conditions.
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in New Jersey.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
Lake Hopatcong is the largest freshwater body in New Jersey, United States, about 4 square miles (10 km 2) in area.Located 30 miles (48 km) from the Delaware River and 40 miles (64 km) from Manhattan, New York City, the lake forms part of the border between Sussex and Morris counties in the state's northern highlands region.
Nearly half of New Jersey residents depend on a municipal or private well. Groundwater supplies are showing signs of stress. NJ drought poses perils for well owners, too.
The Ashokan Reservoir is in Ulster County, New York, on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. The system of upstate reservoirs that serves water to New York City is at 63 percent capacity due to the ...
Lake Owassa (formerly Long Pond) is a 275-acre (111 ha) freshwater lake within the watershed of the Paulins Kill located in Frankford Township in Sussex County, New Jersey. [1] It is fed from runoff from Kittatinny Mountain along its western flank and by Bear Swamp.
Proposed dam and spillway on the New Jersey bank [2] Tocks Island is a small island located a short distance north of the Delaware Water Gap in the Delaware River between New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It is part of Hardwick Township, in Warren County, New Jersey. The site was proposed for dam construction several times by the Corps of Engineers ...
Swartswood Lake (previously called Swartout's Pond) is a freshwater lake located in Stillwater and Hampton townships in Sussex County, New Jersey in the United States. The lake is a 520-acre (210 ha) glacial lake that is the third-largest freshwater lake in New Jersey. The lake stretches 3 miles (4.8 km) (north-to-south) and 1 mile (1.6 km ...