Nescochague Creek (
Lenni-Lenape: Edgeachick Branch, Pactockeach Branch) is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed April 1, 2011 tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
of the
Mullica River
The Mullica River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in southern New Jersey in the United States. The Mullica was once known as the ''Little Egg Ha ...
in southern
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 ...
in the
United States
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. The creek starts just northwest of
Hammonton, arcs along the southern boundary of
Wharton State Forest
Wharton State Forest is the largest state forest in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the largest single tract of land in the state park system of New Jersey, encompassing approximately of the Pinelands northeast of Hammonton. Its protected ...
, and joins the Mullica River just above
County Route 542.
[Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002. ]
The upper creek is named
Albertson Brook
Albertson Brook, also called Albertsons Brook, is the name of Nescochague Creek upstream of the confluence with Great Swamp Brook in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens in the United States.
Albertson Brook is near Hammonton, New Jersey, and ...
, assuming the name Nescochague Creek after 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 ...
.
Tributaries
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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 ...
See also
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List of rivers of New Jersey
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 th ...
References
Rivers of Atlantic County, New Jersey
Tributaries of the Mullica River
Rivers in the Pine Barrens (New Jersey)
Rivers of New Jersey
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