Black Brook is a
tributary of the
Passaic River
Passaic River ( ) is a river, approximately long, in Northern New Jersey. The river in its upper course flows in a highly circuitous route, meandering through the swamp lowlands between the ridge hills of rural and suburban northern New Jersey, ...
that flows through the
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is located in Morris County, New Jersey. Established in 1960, it now is among what has grown to be more than 550 refuges in the United States National Wildlife Refuge System.
The initial portion of the ...
in
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county's population was enumerated at 509,285, , in the
United States.
Black Brook rises at the north east base of
Long Hill,
Chatham Township, Morris County, flows westerly along the hill, by a course of 7 or 8 miles to its recipient in
Morris Township, New Jersey
Morris Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the township's population was 22,974, reflecting an increase of 668 (+3.0%) from the 22,306 counted in the 2010 Census, which had ...
.
Due to the chemical fertilizer usage in nearby areas, Black Brook has the second worst water quality after Loantaka Brook.
See also
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List of rivers of New Jersey
References
Rivers of Morris County, New Jersey
Tributaries of the Passaic River
Rivers of New Jersey
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