Pompton Dam
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The Pompton Dam is a run-of-the-river spillway constructed as part of the Morris Canal system in the Pompton Plains section of Pequannock, New Jersey, United States in the 1920s to increase land value and provide water retention by creating a backwater on the Pompton River. The structure is listed as part of the Morris Canal on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places as well as the National Register of Historic Places.
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Pequannock Township, New Jersey
Township in Morris County, New Jersey, US
1.4 mi away
Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Populated place in Morris County, New Jersey, US
0.9 mi away
Pompton River
River in New Jersey, United States
0.4 mi awayMartin Berry House
Historic house in New Jersey, United States
0.5 mi awayRamapo River
River in the United States
0.3 mi away
Pequannoc Spillway
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