| Foul Rift, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Warren County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Foul Rift in Warren County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Warren |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | White |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 239 |
| Coordinates: | 40.8022°N -75.0978°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 876430 |
Foul Rift is an unincorporated community and one-time ghost town located within White Township, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] Foul Rift had been a cottage community located on the east bank of the Delaware River, 2miles south of Belvidere.
Foul Rift was named after the rapids along that stretch of the Delaware River. The community began as campsites, and grew to include summer cottages and year-round rental cottages.[2]
A tract of 1735acres was surveyed to William Penn, "extending from the foot of Foul Rift to Hutchison's". Early settlers to Foul Rift purchased land from Penn's heirs in 1740. The Rifton Mills were built there in 1814 in order to harness the fast flowing water at Foul Rift. In 1856, the mills were destroyed by fire.[3]
Between 2004 and 2006, a series of floods destroyed 24 cottages in Foul Rift. The remaining four cottages, owned by PPL Corporation, were removed in 2008.[2]