Nescochague Creek
Encyclopedia
Nescochague Creek is a 6.4 miles (10.3 km) tributary
of the Mullica River
in southern New Jersey
in the United States
. The creek starts just northwest of Hammonton
, arcs along the southern boundary of Wharton State Forest
, and joins the Mullica River just above County Route 542
.
The upper creek is named Albertson Brook
, assuming the name Nescochague Creek after the confluence with Great Swamp Brook
.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Mullica River
Mullica River
The Mullica River is a river in southern New Jersey in the United States. The Mullica was once known as the Little Egg Harbor River.The river provides one of the principal drainages into the Atlantic Ocean of the extensive Pinelands...
in southern New Jersey
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...
in the United States
United States
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. The creek starts just northwest of Hammonton
Hammonton, New Jersey
Hammonton is a town in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 14,791. It is located directly between Philadelphia and the resort town of Atlantic City, along a former route of the Pennsylvania Railroad currently used by New Jersey...
, arcs along the southern boundary of Wharton State Forest
Wharton State Forest
Wharton State Forest is a state park in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The largest single tract of land in the state park system of New Jersey, it encompasses approximately of the Pinelands northwest of Hammonton, in Burlington, Camden, and Atlantic counties. The entire park is located within ...
, and joins the Mullica River just above County Route 542
County Route 542 (New Jersey)
County Route 542, abbreviated CR 542, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Route 54 in Hammonton to U.S. Route 9 in Bass River Township.-Atlantic County:...
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The upper creek is named Albertson Brook
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....
, assuming the name Nescochague Creek after the confluence with Great Swamp Brook
Great Swamp Brook
Great Swamp Brook is a tributary of Nescochague Creek in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens in the United States.-References:*Gertler, Edward. Garden State , Seneca Press, 2002. ISBN 0-9605908-8-9...
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