Slippery Rock Brook

Slippery Rock Brook is a tributary of the Passaic River in Passaic County, New Jersey in the United States. Slippery Rock Brook flows north as it drains part of the western flank of First Watchung Mountain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Passaic Falls and Paterson Museum.

Passaic Falls

Waterfall

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The Great Falls of the Passaic River is a 77-foot-high waterfall on the Passaic River in the city of Paterson in Passaic County, New Jersey. One of the United States' largest waterfalls, it played a significant role in the early industrial development of New Jersey starting in the earliest days of the nation.

Paterson Museum

Museum

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Paterson Museum is a museum in Paterson, in Passaic County, New Jersey, in the United States. Founded in 1925, it is owned and run by the city of Paterson and its mission is to preserve and display the industrial history of Paterson.

Hinchliffe Stadium

Stadium

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Hinchliffe Stadium is a 10,000-seat stadium located in Paterson, New Jersey. The stadium is located atop the Great Falls of the Passaic River, and is part of the surrounding National Historical Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paterson and Totowa.

Paterson

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Paterson is New Jersey's third largest city, and hosts a great attraction: the Great Falls, which are very extensive and second only to Niagara Falls in terms of volume of water in waterfalls east of the Mississippi.

Totowa

Town

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Totowa is a borough in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,065, an increase of 261 from the 2010 census count of 10,804, which in turn reflected an increase of 912 from the 9,892 counted in the 2000 census.

Woodland Park

Town

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Woodland Park is a borough in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. At the 2020 United States census, the population was 13,484. What is now Woodland Park was formed as a borough, under the name West Paterson, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature in 1914, from portions of the township of Little Falls. Woodland Park is situated 1½ miles south of Slippery Rock Brook.

Slippery Rock Brook

Type: Stream
Description: river in the United States of America
Categories: river and body of water
Location: Passaic County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.91175° or 40° 54′ 42″ north

Longitude

-74.18983° or 74° 11′ 23″ west

Elevation

118 feet (36 metres)

Open location code

87G7WR66+M3

GeoNames ID

5104713

Wikidata ID

Q7540901

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Slippery Rock Brook” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Slippery Rock Brook”
Venetian: “Slippery Rock Brook”
“Slippery Rock Brook”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Albion Place and Haledon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Molly Ann Brook and West Side Park.

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