Lake Musconetcong is a reservoir located on the border of
Morris County and
Sussex County,
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
, and is part of
Hopatcong State Park
Hopatcong State Park is a state park in the Landing section of Roxbury Township, New Jersey. Operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry, the park consists of two parcels of land: one that encompasses Lake Hopatcong ...
, which is administered by the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is a government agency in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is responsible for managing the state's natural resources and addressing issues related to pollution. NJDEP now has a staff o ...
. The
Musconetcong River
The Musconetcong River is a tributary of the Delaware River in northwestern New Jersey in the United States.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 It flows through ...
flows through the lake.
Lake Musconetcong was created by the building of the Lake Musconetcong Dam in the mid-19th century to provide an additional water source, then known as the Stanhope Reservoir, for the
Morris Canal
The Morris Canal (1829–1924) was a common carrier anthracite coal canal across northern New Jersey that connected the two industrial canals at Easton, Pennsylvania across the Delaware River from its western terminus at Phillipsburg, New Jers ...
. The lake was deeded over to the State of New Jersey with the other parts of the Morris Canal System in 1924. Boating, fishing, and ice fishing are popular recreational activities on this lake.
The lake covers , with a mean depth of approximately and a maximum depth of . The lake's
watershed covers . Lake Musconetcong is downstream of
Lake Hopatcong
Lake Hopatcong is the largest freshwater body in New Jersey, United States, about in area. Located from the Delaware River and from Manhattan, New York City, the lake forms part of the border between Sussex and Morris counties in the state's ...
, the largest lake in New Jersey and is part of its watershed.
The Lake Musconetcong Regional Planning Board has five representatives from each of the five local municipalities,
Morris
Morris may refer to:
Places
Australia
*St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia
Canada
* Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry
* Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba
** Morris, Manitob ...
and Sussex counties, and from the State of New Jersey.
Gallery
File:Lake Musconetcong Dam, Netcong, NJ.jpg, Lake Musconetcong Dam
File:Lake Musconetcong Dam control building, Stanhope, NJ.jpg, Control building for the dam, Stanhope United Methodist Church in the background
File:Morris Canal, Lock 1 West, Stanhope, NJ.jpg, Remains of Morris Canal
The Morris Canal (1829–1924) was a common carrier anthracite coal canal across northern New Jersey that connected the two industrial canals at Easton, Pennsylvania across the Delaware River from its western terminus at Phillipsburg, New Jers ...
Lock 1 West, looking toward the lake
See also
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Musconetcong Mountain
Musconetcong Mountain is a ridge in the Highlands region of New Jersey running south of and parallel to the Musconetcong River. The ridge travels through Alexandria, Holland, Bethlehem and Lebanon Township.
Prominent Features
*Point Mountain, 935 ...
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Musconetcong River
The Musconetcong River is a tributary of the Delaware River in northwestern New Jersey in the United States.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 It flows through ...
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Musconetcong Tunnel
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Musconetcong County, New Jersey
References
External links
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Lake Musconetcong Community Association*
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Lakes of Morris County, New Jersey
Reservoirs in New Jersey
Lakes of Sussex County, New Jersey
Musconetcong River