The North Branch Rancocas Creek is a 31-mile-long (50 km)[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

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
  2. 1 2 3 Gertler, Edward. Garden State Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2002. ISBN 0-9605908-8-9
  3. ↑ "NJDEP-Watershed Restoration-Watershed Management Area 19".

39°58′46″N 74°44′42″W / 39.979534°N 74.744975°W / 39.979534; -74.744975


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