02212cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000390012824500300016726400510019730000470024833600260029533700260032133800360034750000310038350801260041452012330054053400450177365300490181885600430186719878UtSlPG20260610133448.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a05001146  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF1061 aLeighton, Marshall Ora,d1874-195814aThe Passaic Flood of 1903 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-11-20  aProduced by Chuck Greif, Mark C. Orton, Linda McKeown and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Passaic Flood of 1903" by Marshall Ora Leighton is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of a devastating flood that occurred in the Passaic River Basin, detailing its causes, effects, and the necessary preventive measures for future incidents. It focuses on the significant rainfall that triggered the flood, the resultant damages across various localities, notably in Paterson, and the river's capacity challenges during such natural disasters.  The opening of the work sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the flood's impact, introducing the key themes of hydrology and civil engineering related to flood management. It mentions the historical context of previous floods, specifically that of 1902, and underscores the extraordinary rainfall experienced in southern New Jersey prior to the 1903 event. The text begins by outlining the scale and duration of the flood, citing crucial details such as the unprecedented volume of water flowing through critical points like the Dundee dam, and hints at extensive evaluations of damage estimates and remedial strategies that will follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFloods -- New Jersey -- Passaic River Valley40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19878