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'''Pumpkin Patch Brook''' is a tributary of Robinson's Branch of the [[Rahway River]] |
'''Pumpkin Patch Brook''' is a tributary of Robinson's Branch of the [[Rahway River]] in [[New Jersey]], United States. |
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[[File:Pumpkin Patch Brook, Clark Township.jpg|thumb|Pumpkin Patch Brook, Clark Township, New Jersey; FEMA map]] |
[[File:Pumpkin Patch Brook, Clark Township.jpg|thumb|Pumpkin Patch Brook, Clark Township, New Jersey; FEMA map]] |
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[[File:Pumpkin Patch Flood Hazard Map.jpg|thumb|left|Pumpkin Patch Brook, FEMA Flood Hazard Map, Woodbridge, Township, New Jersey]] |
[[File:Pumpkin Patch Flood Hazard Map.jpg|thumb|left|Pumpkin Patch Brook, FEMA Flood Hazard Map, Woodbridge, Township, New Jersey]] |
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It flows north from [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge Township]] into [[Clark Township]]. At its mouth into Robinson's Branch there is a wetlands. It is frequently inundated by backflow from Robinson's Branch; generally only "relatively moderate" flooding is seen along this brook. Most of the flooding in Clark originates from Pumpkin Patch Brook. Severe fluvial flooding in both Clark Township and Woodbridge Township can be seen with hurricanes and [[nor'easter]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ucnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Union-HMP2_Appendix-2_Clark.pdf|title=Clark Township flood plans|last=|first=|date=January 24, 2014|website=uncj|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref> [[Suburban]] development in both townships has increased surface water run-off over impervious land with "over the bank" flooding along the brook.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/8040/Detailed-Descriptions-of-Woodbridge-Townships-Floodplains|title=Woodbridge floodplain|last=|first=|date=|website=twp.woodbridge.nj.us|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> |
It flows north from [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge Township]] into [[Clark, New Jersey|Clark Township]]. At its mouth into Robinson's Branch there is a wetlands. It is frequently inundated by backflow from Robinson's Branch; generally only "relatively moderate" flooding is seen along this brook. Most of the flooding in Clark originates from Pumpkin Patch Brook. Severe fluvial flooding in both Clark Township and Woodbridge Township can be seen with hurricanes and [[nor'easter]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ucnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Union-HMP2_Appendix-2_Clark.pdf|title=Clark Township flood plans|last=|first=|date=January 24, 2014|website=uncj|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref> [[Suburban]] development in both townships has increased surface water run-off over impervious land with "over the bank" flooding along the brook.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/8040/Detailed-Descriptions-of-Woodbridge-Townships-Floodplains|title=Woodbridge floodplain|last=|first=|date=|website=twp.woodbridge.nj.us|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 06:31, 27 January 2020
Pumpkin Patch Brook is a tributary of Robinson's Branch of the Rahway River in New Jersey, United States.
It flows north from Woodbridge Township into Clark Township. At its mouth into Robinson's Branch there is a wetlands. It is frequently inundated by backflow from Robinson's Branch; generally only "relatively moderate" flooding is seen along this brook. Most of the flooding in Clark originates from Pumpkin Patch Brook. Severe fluvial flooding in both Clark Township and Woodbridge Township can be seen with hurricanes and nor'easters.[1] Suburban development in both townships has increased surface water run-off over impervious land with "over the bank" flooding along the brook.[2]
References
- ^ "Clark Township flood plans" (PDF). uncj. January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Woodbridge floodplain". twp.woodbridge.nj.us. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
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