Westecunk Creek Explained

Westecunk Creek is an 11.1adj=midNaNadj=mid^[1] tributary of Little Egg Harbor in southeastern New Jersey in the United States.^[2]

The name is derived from Lenape, meaning "place of fat meat."

Westecunk Creek originates in the Pine Barrens. Its mouth in West Creek(Eagleswood Township) is a few miles north of Tuckerton.^[2]

Tributaries

• Uriah Branch
• Log Swamp Branch
• Governors Branch

See also

• List of rivers of New Jersey

External links

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

39.6666°N -74.3202°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.