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Oradell Reservoir began in 1901 by the dredging of a mill pond. The mill pond dam was replaced in 1911 by a low timber-crib dam that increased reservoir storage. In 1921, a 22-foot (6.7 m) high concrete Oradell Reservoir Dam was built to expand reservoir storage even more.
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1250:Midland Park
1200:Little Falls
1195:Lincoln Park
1105:Florham Park
1080:Elmwood Park
1065:East Hanover
1033:The Chathams
976:Bloomingdale
893:Rainbow Lake
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1070:East Newark
1028:Cedar Grove
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908:Verona Lake
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858:Lake Tappan
848:Indian Lake
782:Third River
650:Great Brook
640:First River
620:Canoe Brook
615:Black Brook
608:Tributaries
308:Lake Tappan
288:Oradell Dam
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1807:Categories
1552:Wood-Ridge
1522:Washington
1507:Wallington
1447:Rutherford
1382:Pequannock
1290:Morristown
1205:Livingston
1130:Hackensack
1120:Glen Ridge
971:Bloomfield
951:Belleville
939:New Jersey
818:Cedar Lake
745:Salt Brook
630:Dead River
532:2015-09-05
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376:References
345:counties.
284:Dwars Kill
182:Dwars Kill
129:74°01′44″W
126:40°57′22″N
1740:Main Line
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1265:Montclair
1260:Mine Hill
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1215:Long Hill
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1170:Hillsdale
1165:Hawthorne
1150:Hardyston
1125:Glen Rock
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1090:Fair Lawn
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1566:New York
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1437:Roseland
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1377:Paterson
1270:Montvale
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1190:Kinnelon
1155:Harrison
1115:Garfield
1055:Denville
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105:Location
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1588:Suffern
1557:Wyckoff
1537:Wharton
1512:Wanaque
1372:Passaic
1362:Paramus
1330:Oakland
1235:Maywood
1225:Madison
1175:Hohokus
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1140:Hanover
1135:Haledon
1050:Clifton
332:History
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268:Emerson
264:Haworth
260:Oradell
256:borough
238:on the
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1583:Ramapo
1578:Monroe
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1492:Verona
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1477:Totowa
1472:Summit
1467:Sparta
1397:Ramsey
1345:Orange
1325:Nutley
1310:Newark
1230:Mahwah
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