North Branch Rancocas Creek Explained

The North Branch Rancocas Creek is a 31adj=midNaNadj=mid^[1] tributary of Rancocas Creek in southwestern New Jersey in the United States.^[2]

The creek starts in the Pine Barrens of Brendan T. Byrne State Forest and Fort Dix Military Reservation, near Browns Mills.^[2]

From its confluence with Rancocas Creek, tidewater extends upstream to the upper end of Mount Holly.^[2]

The North Branch Rancocas Creek drains an area of 167 square miles.^[3] The creek is among the more developed portions of the Rancocas Creek watershed.

Tributaries

• Greenwood Branch
• Mount Misery Brook
• Powells Run
• Budd Run

See also

• List of rivers of New Jersey
• Rancocas Creek
• South Branch Rancocas Creek
• Southwest Branch Rancocas Creek

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey: NJ stream gaging stations

39.9795°N -74.745°W

Notes and References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
2. Gertler, Edward. Garden State Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2002.
3. Web site: NJDEP-Watershed Restoration-Watershed Management Area 19 .