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Pennsauken Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
accessed April 1, 2011
A Teacher's Guide to the Watersheds of Camden County, published by the Delaware Valley Planning Commission
accessed September 20, 2019
Pennsauken Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe 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 Delaware River in Burlington and Camden counties, New Jersey
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in the United States
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Pennsauken Creek drains of southwestern Burlington County and northern Camden County and joins the Delaware River near Palmyra
Palmyra (; Palmyrene: () ''Tadmor''; ar, تَدْمُر ''Tadmur'') is an ancient city in present-day Homs Governorate, Syria. Archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period, and documents first mention the city in the early secon ...
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The North Branch of the Pennsauken is in Burlington County, while the South Branch forms the boundary between Burlington and Camden counties. The tide affects the main stem and the first few miles up the branches. Both the North and South branches are approximately 10 miles long.
The Pennsauken Creek faces problems from agricultural and urban runoff
Urban runoff is surface runoff of rainwater, landscape irrigation, and car washing created by urbanization. Impervious surfaces (roads, parking lots and sidewalks) are constructed during land development. During rain , storms and other precip ...
, as well as wastewater treatment facilities. Landfills are also a source of contamination for the Pennsauken Creek, as well as industrial pollution near the mouth of the river's main stem.
Etymology
The name of the creek, "Pennsauken," most likely came from "Pemisoakin," a Native American village in the area.accessed September 20, 2019
Tributaries
*North Branch Pennsauken Creek *South Branch Pennsauken CreekSee also
*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
{{authority control Rivers of Burlington County, New Jersey Rivers of Camden County, New Jersey Rivers of New Jersey Tributaries of the Delaware River Pennsauken Township, New Jersey