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NJ 2. Great Swamp. Acreage: About 5500. 



Location: Morris County; Chatham Quadrangle; 7 miles S of Morristown. 



Description: A Registered Natural Landmark. Great Swamp occupies an oval- 

 shaped basin now known as the Passaic Valley, the site of the post-glacial Lake 

 Passaic, which later drained into the Passaic River. The central and eastern por- 

 tions of the basin include extensive areas of low forest interspersed with marshes 

 and shrub swamps that furnish food and cover for a wide variety of wildlife, in- 

 cluding deer, muskrat, raccoon, and many species of waterfowl. 



Ownership: BSFW. 



Data source: NPS. 



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