Manantico Creek, spelled Menantico on federal maps, is an 11.1 miles (17.9 km) tributary

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 of the Maurice River

Maurice River

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 in southern New Jersey

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 in the United States

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Menantico Creek begins in Cumberland County

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 at the confluence of Cedar and Panther Branches, 0.75 miles (1.2 km) north of Hances Bridge. It flows south/southwest down the eastern forested side of Vineland

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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

Millville, New Jersey

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approximately 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) below Route 47.