The Passaic Flood of 1903

by Marshall Ora Leighton

General relations of floods of 1903 and 1902.

	Average precipitation.	Duration of precipitation.	Maximum flood flow.	Total run-off.	Run-off.	Duration of flood at dundee dam.
	Inches.	Days.	Sec.-feet.	Cubic feet.	Per cent.	Hours.
1902.....	6	6	24,800	13,379,000,000	100[B]	270
1903.....	11.74	3	35,700	14,772,000,000	66	225

In the following table and fig. 2 are recorded gage heights taken at hourly intervals during the crucial part of the flood and the amount of water expressed in cubic feet per second flowing over the crest of the dam at each gage height.

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Fig. 2.—Diagram of flood flow at Dundee dam, flood of 1903.

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Flow of Passaic River at Dundee dam, 1903.