North Branch Rancocas Creek
The North Branch Rancocas Creek is a 31-mile-long (50 km)[1] tributary of Rancocas Creek in southwestern New Jersey in the United States.[2]
The creek starts in the Pine Barrens of Brendan T. Byrne State Forest and Fort Dix Military Reservation, near Browns Mills.[2]
From its confluence with Rancocas Creek, tidewater extends upstream to the upper end of Mount Holly.[2]
The North Branch Rancocas Creek drains an area of 167 square miles. [3]The creek is among the more developed portions of the Rancocas Creek watershed.
Tributaries
- Greenwood Branch
- Mount Misery Brook
- Powells Run
- Budd Run
See also
- List of rivers of New Jersey
- Rancocas Creek
- South Branch Rancocas Creek
- Southwest Branch Rancocas Creek
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
- 1 2 3 Gertler, Edward. Garden State Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2002. ISBN 0-9605908-8-9
- ↑ http://www.nj.gov/dep/watershedrestoration/wma19_info.html
External links
Coordinates: 39°58′46″N 74°44′42″W / 39.979534°N 74.744975°W
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