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Wawayanda Creek (pronounced "way way yonda") is the name of Pochuck Creek above its confluence with the
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Black Creek.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002. It is long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
accessed October 3, 2011
Wawayanda Creek, via Pochuck Creek, is a tributary of the
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in Sussex County,
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in the
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. It starts northeast of
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, and runs southwest, mostly within
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, flowing into New Jersey for several miles to its confluence with Black Creek just north of Highland Lakes, forming Pochuck Creek, which flows north back into New York.


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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 the ...
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List of rivers of New York This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of New York. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented by order of confluence with their main stem, from mouth to source. Long Island Sound (nort ...


References

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