Landing Creek (New Jersey) Explained

Landing Creek
Image Alt:View of Landing Creek in the forest
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Atlantic County
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Landing Creek's mouth in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Pushpin Map Alt:Pushpin map showing Landing Creek's mouth on the Mullica River on the northeast border of Egg Harbor City
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:New Jersey
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Atlantic County
Subdivision Type4:Municipalities
Subdivision Name4:Mullica Township, Galloway Township, Egg Harbor City
Length:11.2miles
Source1 Location:Mullica Township
Source1 Coordinates:[1]
Mouth:Mullica River
Mouth Location:Egg Harbor City
Mouth Coordinates:[2]
Tributaries Left:Indian Cabin Creek
Tributaries Right:Union Creek, Elliots Creek, Rubins Run

Landing Creek is an 11.2adj=midNaNadj=mid[3] tributary of the Mullica River in southern New Jersey in the United States. The creek originates near Egg Harbor City and joins the Mullica River just below Lower Bank[4] near Hog Islands. It is joined along its route by Union Creek, Elliots Creek, Indian Cabin Creek, and Rubins Run, in that order.

For much of its length, Landing Creek has a typical Pine Barrens character to it as it runs through upland forests of Oak and Pitch Pine with periodic passes through cedar and maple swamps. Downstream from Clarks Landing Road, the stream becomes tidal and infiltrated by brackish water. For these last few miles of its stretch, Landing Creek widens and passes through an extensive marshland which is characteristic of the Mullica River estuary. As late as 1921, Gloucester Lake was located on Landing Creek.[5]

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39.5779°N -74.5827°W

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  1. 39°32'18.7"N 74°41'04.1"W . Google Maps . 2021-11-12 . live . November 12, 2021 . https://archive.today/20211112065437/https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B032'18.7%22N+74%C2%B041'04.1%22W/@39.5385278,-74.6866609,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x36506a1c38b88e7a!7e2!8m2!3d39.5385273!4d-74.6844771 .
  2. Google Maps . 39°34'55.5"N 74°32'38.8"W . live . 2021-11-12 . November 12, 2021 . https://archive.today/20211112082153/https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B034'55.5%22N+74%C2%B032'38.8%22W/@39.5820833,-74.5462998,706m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x23e84c0d16ad3f46!7e2!8m2!3d39.5820767!4d-74.5441071 .
  3. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
  4. Gertler, Edward. Garden State Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2002.
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=1k1NAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA175 Annual report, New Jersey, State Dept. of Health, Board of Health, 1921