Editing Pompton Lakes, New Jersey (section)

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 3.16 square miles (8.19&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 2.89 square miles (7.48&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.27 square miles (0.71&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (8.67%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The borough borders the municipalities of [[Bloomingdale, New Jersey|Bloomingdale]], [[Wanaque, New Jersey|Wanaque]] and [[Wayne, New Jersey|Wayne]] in [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]]; [[Oakland, New Jersey|Oakland]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]]; and [[Riverdale, New Jersey|Riverdale]] and [[Pequannock Township, New Jersey|Pequannock]] in [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010582/touches.html Areas touching Pompton Lakes], MapIt. Accessed March 3, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://chnj.njpn.org/passaic-county/ Passaic County Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302014708/http://chnj.njpn.org/passaic-county/ |date=March 2, 2020 }}, Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed March 3, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Much of the borough sits in a valley formed by the confluence of the [[Ramapo River|Ramapo]], [[Pequannock River|Pequannock]], and [[Wanaque River|Wanaque]] rivers, which leads to common flooding events, the most recent of which was in [[Hurricane Irene|2011]]. A few taller hills ring the valley, including Federal Hill, which is notable as the site of the [[Pompton Mutiny]], a revolt of [[Continental Army]] troops that occurred there on January 20, 1781, under the command of Colonel [[Israel Shreve]].<ref>[http://www.hiddennj.com/2014/07/revolt-and-execution-little-known.html "Revolt and execution: the little known Pompton Mutiny"], Hidden New Jersey, July 1, 2014. Accessed October 10, 2017.</ref>