Pompton River

The Pompton River is a short, eight-mile stretch in Passaic County, New Jersey, formed by the confluence of the Ramapo and Pequannock Rivers and running south to join the Passaic at Two Bridges. General rockhounding roundups describe it as a gravel-bar spot for banded agate and quartz crystals after floods or low water — modest river collecting, not a named formation or mine. The DB listing for this location carries no specimen list of its own, so treat what follows as regional-guide inference, not a confirmed site record.

Pompton River, Passaic County, NJ, running from the Pompton Lakes confluence area south past Lincoln Park, Pequannock, and Wayne to Two Bridges.

Gravel-bar and streambed picking after floods or during low water, when more riverbed is exposed. No digging is implied by any source.

Land status is UNVERIFIED along most of the river's length — some frontage runs through public parkland (Pompton River Park is a documented feature name), while other stretches border private property in Wayne, Pequannock, and Lincoln Park. The area is flood-prone — the river crested at a record 25.54 feet after Hurricane Irene in 2011 — so check current conditions and access before visiting.