REPORT ON FORESTS. 



Returning to the analysis of this flood, the following table 

 presents, in a more satisfactory way than the foregoing one, data 

 which may indicate retardation of the discharge by forest, if it 

 exists : 



Discharge by Periods, Febritary 6, 1896. 



IN INCHES ON CATCHMENT. 



CATCHMENT. 



Area in Per cent, 

 square of 

 miles. forest. 



Passaic at Dundee, 822 58 



Raritan at dam, 879 13 



Passaic at Two Bridges, . . . 773 58 



Raritan at Bound Brook, . . 879 13 



Pompton, 350 76 



Ramapo, 160 75 



Paulinskill, 126 27 



Rockaway 118 82 



Ramapo 86 80 



South Branch, 67 30 



Pequannock 63 78 



Musconetcong, 37 85 



Lake Hopatcong, 22 94 



Percentage of Total Discharge. 



BY CONSECUTIVE PERIODS. 



First 

 12 hours. 



Passaic, 23 



Raritan, 23 



Pompton, 25 



Ramapo, 17 



Paulinskill, 13 



Rockaway, 18 



Ramapo, ....... 18 



South Branch, 36 



Pequannock, 41 



Musconetcong, 30 



Second 

 12 hours. 



34 



35 



29 . 



26 



28 



30 



26 



19 

 29 



First 

 24 hours. 



57 

 58 

 54 

 43 

 4i 

 48 



44 

 55 

 70 

 61 



. Second 

 24 hours. 



30 

 31 

 30 



41 

 38 



35 

 40 

 28 



22 



34 



Third 

 24 hours. 



13 

 II 



16 

 16 



21 

 17 



16 



17 

 8 



5 



In the first of these tables the figures first given for the 

 Passaic at Dundee and Raritan at the dam are for flow locally 

 restricted. In the case of the Passaic this comes about through 

 the operation of the extensive flats and the restricted outlet at 



