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The Saddle River flows south through much of Bergen County, New Jersey. The river runs through densely populated suburban areas for much of its course. The river takes its name from the river near Saddell in Argyll and Bute in Scotland. The headwaters of the Saddle River are in the piedmont terrain of Rockland County, in southern New York state
The Passaic River is known for chronic flooding problems during periods of heavy rainfall or snow-melt, especially where the Pompton River joins the Passaic River on the border of Fairfield, Lincoln Park, and Wayne.
The borough is named after the Saddle River, which flows through the borough and is a tributary of the Passaic River, which in turn was named for a stream and valley in Saddell, Argyll, Scotland. [34] [35] Historic sites. Saddle River is home to the following locations on the National Register of Historic Places: [36]
The Saddle River flows south through much of Bergen County, New Jersey. The river runs through densely populated suburban areas for much of its course. The river takes its name from the river near Saddell in Argyll and Bute in Scotland. The headwaters of the Saddle River are in the piedmont terrain of Rockland County, in southern New York state.
The river mostly flows south from Paterson to Kearny with one major bend just south of the Saddle River confluence between Saddle River and Passaic. It is joined by the Third River, which flows through Nutley and Passaic, entering the Passaic River at the border between the two towns.
A major tributary, the Rockaway River (supplemented by the Whippany River just upstream), joins the Passaic in East Hanover in the midst of the large wetland complex of Hatfield Swamp and Troy Meadows.
The Ho-Ho-Kus Brook, a major tributary, joins the Saddle River at the Dunkerhook area of Saddle River County Park. Their confluence marks the border of four Bergen County towns: Ridgewood, Paramus, Glen Rock and Fair Lawn.
