Monksville Reservoir

Monksville Reservoir
View from the Monksville Dam northwestward along the northeast shore of Monksville Reservoir
Monksville Reservoir
Monksville Reservoir
Monksville Reservoir
LocationRingwood and West Milford, New Jersey, Passaic County
Coordinates41°07′20″N 74°17′59″W / 41.122217°N 74.299829°W / 41.122217; -74.299829
TypeReservoir
EtymologyMonksville, New Jersey
Part ofLong Pond Ironworks State Park
Primary inflowsWanaque River
Primary outflowsWanaque Reservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agency
Built1985 (1985)
First flooded1989 (1989)
Max. length3 mi (4.8 km)
Surface area505 acres (2.04 km2)
Max. depth90 ft (27 m)
Water volume7 billion US gallons (26,000,000 m3)
Surface elevation400 ft (120 m)
SettlementsHewitt, New Jersey
Location

The Monksville Reservoir is an artificial lake created in 1987 by damming on the Wanaque River in Ringwood, New Jersey. It is named after the former community of Monksville, which was relocated and flooded upon its completion.