Manantico Creek, spelled Menantico on federal maps,
is an
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary
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of the
Maurice River
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in
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Menantico Creek begins in Cumberland County at the confluence of Cedar and Panther Branches, north of Hance Bridge. It flows south/southwest down the eastern forested side of
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, through Menantico Lake, then, several miles downstream, meanders through Menantico Ponds.
It joins the tidal Maurice River a few miles downstream of
Millville approximately below
Route 47.
See also
*
List of rivers of New Jersey
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References
Rivers of Cumberland County, New Jersey
Rivers of New Jersey
Tributaries of the Maurice River
Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States
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