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Map of the Passaic/Hackensack watershed.

The Whippany River, as seen from the grounds of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

The Whippany River is a tributary of the Rockaway River, approximately 20 mi (30 km) long, in northern New Jersey in the United States.

It rises in Morris County, in Mendham Township west of Morristown, and flows generally ENE in a meandering course, through Morristown and the Whippany area of Hanover Township. It flows through the Troy Meadows and joins the Rockaway in the Hatfield Swamp in eastern Morris County, just above the confluence of the Rockaway with the Passaic River.

The river drainage area is 69 square miles (180 km²).

There are three USGS water gages on the river. The gage in Parsippany just before the Whippany River empties into the Rockaway River has an average flow of 178 cubic feet (5 m³) per second.

The river derives its name from the Whippanong Native Americans, a tribe that once inhabited the area. Whippanong meant "place of the willows", named for the trees growing along the banks of the river.^[1]

References

^ If You're Thinking of Living In /Whippany, N.J.; Where Houses Are In High Demand, [[The New York Times)), August 8, 1999

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40°49′16.31″N 74°25′55.11″W / 40.8211972°N 74.4319750°W / 40.8211972; -74.4319750

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[1] If You're Thinking of Living In /Whippany, N.J.; Where Houses Are In High Demand, [[The New York Times)), August 8, 1999

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 [[Whippany, New Jersey|Whippany]] area of [[Hanover Township, New Jersey|Hanover Township]]. It flows through the [[Troy Meadows]] and joins the Rockaway in the [[Hatfield Swamp]] in eastern Morris County, just above the confluence of the Rockaway with the [[Passaic River]].
-The river drainage area is sixty nine square miles.
+The river drainage area is {{convert|69|sqmi}}.
-There are three USGS water gages on the river. The gage in Parsippany just before the Whippany River empties into the Rockaway River has an average flow of one hundred eight seven cubic feet of water per second.
+There are three USGS water gages on the river. The gage in Parsippany just before the Whippany River empties into the Rockaway River has an average flow of {{convert|178|cuft|m3|0}} per second.
-The river derives its name from the Whippanong [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], a tribe that once inhabited the area. Whippanong meant "place of the willows", named for the trees growing along the banks of the river.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1D61630F93BA3575BC0A96F958260  If You're Thinking of Living In /Whippany, N.J.; Where Houses Are In High Demand], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 8, 1999</ref>
+The river derives its name from the Whippanong [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], a tribe that once inhabited the area. Whippanong meant "place of the willows", named for the trees growing along the banks of the river.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1D61630F93BA3575BC0A96F958260  If You're Thinking of Living In /Whippany, N.J.; Where Houses Are In High Demand], ''[[The New York Times))'', August 8, 1999</ref>
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