Ogden Creek
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Ogden Creek is a tributary
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 Back Creek
Back Creek (New Jersey)
Back Creek is an estuary of Delaware Bay in Cumberland County, New Jersey in the United States.Abbots Creek and Ogden Creek join to form Back Creek, which travels for 3.7 miles to Nantuxent Cove of Delaware Bay.- References :...

 in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population is 156,898. Its county seat is Bridgeton. Cumberland County is named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland....

, 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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Joseph Ogden owned land at Mill Creek in Fairfield Township
Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Fairfield Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...

. Presumably, the creek was named after him and his family.
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