Passaic River

The Passaic River is a river, approximately 85 miles long, in . The river in its upper course flows in a highly circuitous route, meandering through the swamp lowlands between the ridge hills of rural and suburban northern New Jersey, called the , draining much of the northern portion of the state through its tributaries.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in New Jersey, United States
  • Also known as: Acquackanonk”, “Fishawack”, “Pasaick River”, “Pasaik River”, “Pasiak River”, “Passaick River”, “Passaiek River”, “Pessayack River”, “Pessyack River”, “Pisawak River”, “Pissack River”, “Pissaic River”, “Pissaick River”, “Pissawack River”, and “Totoa River

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sports Illustrated Stadium and Newark Energy Center.

Stadium
is a in , that is home to the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer and Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Passaic River.

Power station
The is a 655-megawatt gas fired power plant in . Approved in 2011, with construction beginning in 2012 it began commercial operations in May 2015.

Railway station
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail in the neighborhood in . Located on the east side of West Side Avenue, the station is the terminal of the West Side Avenue branch of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail, with service to in . is situated 1½ miles east of Passaic River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Droyer’s Point and Greenville.

Locality
Droyer's Point is a section of , at that was the site of the Jersey City Airport and later of Roosevelt Stadium, both of which were demolished. It has become a residential and commercial district.

Hamlet
is the southernmost section of in , in the U.S. state of .

Hamlet
The of is an area made up of several diverse neighborhoods on either side of Avenue, one of the city's main shopping streets. is situated 2 miles east of Passaic River.

Passaic River

Latitude
40.71232° or 40° 42′ 44″ north
Longitude
-74.1182° or 74° 7′ 6″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
87G7PV6J+WP
Geo­Names ID
5102457
Wiki­data ID
Q2055835
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Passaic River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Passaic
  • Catalan: Passaic River
  • Catalan: Passaic
  • Catalan: riu Passaic
  • Catalan: Riu Passaic
  • Cebuano: Passaic River
  • Chinese: 帕塞伊克河
  • Dutch: Passaic River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر پاسايك
  • Estonian: Passaici jõgi
  • French: Passaic River
  • French: Passaic
  • German: Passaic River
  • Irish: Abhainn Passaic
  • Italian: Passaic (fiume)
  • Italian: Passaic
  • Japanese: パセーイク川
  • Japanese: パセイック川
  • Kazakh: Пассаик өзені
  • Lithuanian: Paseikas
  • Polish: Passaic River
  • Russian: Пас­сей­ик
  • Spanish: Río Passaic
  • Swedish: Passaic River
  • Venetian: Passaic
  • Welsh: Afon Passaic
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Kearny and Oak Island Junction.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hackensack River and Kearny Point Reach.

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