Albertson Brook, also called Albertsons Brook, is the name of
Nescochague Creek Nescochague Creek ( Lenni-Lenape: Edgeachick Branch, Pactockeach Branch) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Mullica River in southern New Je ...
upstream of the confluence with
Great Swamp Brook Great Swamp Brook (Great Swamp Branch on federal maps) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of Nescochague Creek in the southern New Jersey Pine B ...
in the southern
New Jersey
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Pine Barrens
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in the
United States
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.
Albertson Brook is near
Hammonton, New Jersey
Hammonton is a town in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that has been referred to as the "Blueberry Capital of the World". As of the 2020 U.S. census, the town's population was 14,711, a decline of 80 from the 2010 census coun ...
, and flows for
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 through
Atlantic
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and
Camden counties.
It has a drainage area of , of which nearly half is forest land, and the rest is split between urban and agricultural uses, both of which have tended to pollute the brook in the past.
It is formed by the confluence of the
Pump Branch The Pump Branch is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of Albertson Brook in southern New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State C ...
and
Blue Anchor Brook
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.
Tributaries
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Pump Branch The Pump Branch is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of Albertson Brook in southern New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State C ...
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Blue Anchor Brook
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See also
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List of New Jersey rivers
This is a list of streams and rivers of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
List of New Jersey rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (''i.e.,'' branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the ...
References
External links
USGS gauging station, Route 206 crossing
Rivers of Atlantic County, New Jersey
Rivers of Camden County, New Jersey
Tributaries of the Mullica River
Rivers in the Pine Barrens (New Jersey)
Rivers of New Jersey
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