Budd Lake (New Jersey)
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Budd Lake, the largest natural lake in New Jersey
, is the source of the South Branch Raritan River
. It is located in the community of Budd Lake, New Jersey
, an unincorporated portion of Mount Olive Township
.
A glacial lake
at an elevation of 933 feet (284.4 m), Budd Lake has a surface area of 374 acres (1.5 km²), making it the largest natural lake in New Jersey. It is 7–12 feet deep, and can have large algal blooms. The bog
, created by thousands of years of decaying plant material, supports wetland plants such as black spruce
and tamarack, which grow on the floating mass. The lake is recharged through groundwater seepage through a series of wetlands, and serves as the headwaters of the Raritan River's South Branch. It is closely bordered by U.S. Route 46
to the south, and Sand Shore Road to the east.
Budd Lake was named for John Budd, who acquired 1300 acres (526.1 ha) of land in the area in 1714. Prior to that, it was called Hattacawanna Lake.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, is the source of the South Branch Raritan River
South Branch Raritan River
The South Branch Raritan River is a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States.The source of the South Branch is the outflow from Budd Lake, a glacial remnant located a few miles northeast of Hackettstown...
. It is located in the community of Budd Lake, New Jersey
Budd Lake, New Jersey
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,100 people, 2,851 households, and 2,169 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 534.6/km2 . There were 2,994 housing units at an average density of 197.6/km2...
, an unincorporated portion of Mount Olive Township
Mount Olive Township, New Jersey
-Transportation:The major roads that pass through include U.S. Route 46 through the center, U.S. Route 206 in the east and northeast part and Interstate 80 in the north .-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 24,193 people, 9,068 households, and 6,374 families residing in the...
.
A glacial lake
Glacial lake
A glacial lake is a lake with origins in a melted glacier. Near the end of the last glacial period, roughly 10,000 years ago, glaciers began to retreat. A retreating glacier often left behind large deposits of ice in hollows between drumlins or hills. As the ice age ended, these melted to create...
at an elevation of 933 feet (284.4 m), Budd Lake has a surface area of 374 acres (1.5 km²), making it the largest natural lake in New Jersey. It is 7–12 feet deep, and can have large algal blooms. The bog
Bog
A bog, quagmire or mire is a wetland that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material—often mosses or, in Arctic climates, lichens....
, created by thousands of years of decaying plant material, supports wetland plants such as black spruce
Black Spruce
Picea mariana is a species of spruce native to northern North America, from Newfoundland west to Alaska, and south to northern New York, Minnesota and central British Columbia...
and tamarack, which grow on the floating mass. The lake is recharged through groundwater seepage through a series of wetlands, and serves as the headwaters of the Raritan River's South Branch. It is closely bordered by U.S. Route 46
U.S. Route 46
U.S. Route 46 is an east–west U.S. Highway, running for , completely within the state of New Jersey. The west end is at an interchange with Interstate 80 and Route 94 in Columbia, Warren County on the Delaware River...
to the south, and Sand Shore Road to the east.
Budd Lake was named for John Budd, who acquired 1300 acres (526.1 ha) of land in the area in 1714. Prior to that, it was called Hattacawanna Lake.