Berrys Creek (sometimes referred to as Berry's Creek or Berry Creek) is a tributary of the Hackensack River in the New Jersey Meadowlands in Bergen County, New Jersey. A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... The Hackensack River, as seen from the New Jersey Turnpike. ... The Meadowlands Pavilion New Jersey Meadowlands is a general name for the large ecosystem of wetlands in northeast New Jersey in the United States. ... Location in the state of New Jersey Formed 1683 Seat Hackensack Area  - Total  - Water 606 km² (234 mi²) 33 km² (13 mi²) 5. ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (acting) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ...

The creek, named for Major John Berry, an early British settler and briefly Governor of New Jersey, is largely a tidal estuary, along with the Hackensack. It rises at Riser Ditch in Teterboro, some of which is within the bounds of Teterboro Airport. The creek then winds through Moonachie and Carlstadt. In East Rutherford, the creek forms the western boundary of the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Sir John Berry (1635 – 14 February 1689 or 1690) was a British naval officer of the Royal Navy, and was in 1675 the captain of the annual convoy to Newfoundland that took place during the years of the colonies founding. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... The tide is the regular rising and falling of the oceans surface caused by changes in gravitational forces external to the Earth. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ... Map highlighting Teterboros location within Bergen County. ... Teterboro Airport (IATA airport code TEB) is a public airport in Teterboro operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. ... Map highlighting Moonachies location within Bergen County. ... Map highlighting Carlstadts location within Bergen County. ... Map highlighting East Rutherfords location within Bergen County. ... The Meadowlands Sports Complex is a sports and entertainment facility owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA). ...

At New Jersey State Highway 3, the Berry's Creek Canal runs directly to the Hackensack River, entirely in East Rutherford, while the creek itself crosses into Rutherford and then forms the boundary between Rutherford and Lyndhurst until it reaches the Hackensack, which forms the boundary between Bergen and Hudson counties. New Jersey State Highway 3 is a state highway in New Jersey. ... Map highlighting Rutherfords location within Bergen County. ... Map highlighting Lyndhursts location within Bergen County. ... Location in the state of New Jersey Formed 1683 Seat Hackensack Area  - Total  - Water 606 km² (234 mi²) 33 km² (13 mi²) 5. ... Hudson County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... United States of America, showing states, divided into counties. ...

The creek has been measured as having the highest concentration of mercury of any fresh-water sediment in the world, the result of the discharge of 268 tons of mercury-contaminated toxic waste into the creek between 1929 and 1974.[1] The creek is designated a Superfund site. General Name, Symbol, Number Mercury, Hg, 80 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12 (IIB), 6, d Density, Hardness liquid 13,579 kg/m3 solid @ −39 °C 15,600 kg/m3 1. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Checking the status of a cleanup site CERCLA is an acronym for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 to 9675 (commonly known as the Superfund), which was enacted by the United States Congress on December 11, 1980 in response to the Love Canal...

External links

• Map highlighting Berrys Creek
• EPA fact sheet on Berrys Creek remediation (PDF document)