This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A state of the United States (U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states, four of which officially favor the term commonwealth which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 47th 22,608 km² 110 km 240 km 14. ...

List of New Jersey rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (i.e., branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the state. Major rivers include the Manasquan, Maurice, Mullica, Passaic, Rahway, Raritan, Musconetcong, and Delaware rivers. Historically, the Delaware and Raritan rivers have provided transportation of goods and people inland from the Atlantic Ocean, and were once connected by a canal. Today, these rivers and the streams that feed them provide sport and recreation for many people. The Murray River in Australia. ... The Manasquan River is a major waterway in central New Jersey. ... The Maurice River is a river, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Mullica River is a river, approximately 55 mi (90 km) long, in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey The Passaic River is a tributary of Newark Bay, approximately 80 mi (129 km long), in northern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Rahway River is a river, approximately 30 mi (48 km long), in northeastern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Raritan River is a major river of central New Jersey in the United States. ... The Musconetcong River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 44 mi (71 km) long, in northwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Delaware River Watershed The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ...

Alphabetically

• Abbots Creek
• Albertson Brook
• Alloway Creek
• Ambrose Brook
• Arthur Kill (tidal strait)
• Assiscunk Creek
• Assunpink Creek
• Back Creek
• Bass River
• Batsto River
• Bear Creek
• Beaver Brook
• Beden Brook
• Berrys Creek
• Big Flat Brook
• Bisphams Mill Creek
• Black Brook
• Black Creek
• Black River
• Bound Brook
• Bridge Branch
• Burrs Mill Brook
• Canoe Brook
• Cedar Creek (Barnegat Bay tributary)
• Cedar Creek (Delaware Bay tributary)
• Cedar Swamp Creek
• Clove Brook
• Cohansey Creek
• Cooper River
• Cory's Brook
• Crosswicks Creek
• Dead River
• Deepavaal Brook
• Delaware River
• Dennis Creek
• Diamond Brook
• Dividing Creek
• Dwars Kill
• East Creek
• Elizabeth River
• English Creek
• Fenwick Creek
• First River (a.k.a. Mill Brook)
• Flat Brook
• Fleischer Brook
• Foulerton's Brook
• Friendship Creek
• Game Creek
• Goffle Brook
• Great Brook
• Great Egg Harbor River
• Great Swamp Brook
• Green Brook
• Greenwood Branch
• Hackensack River
• Ho-Ho-Kus Brook
• Holland Brook
• Hospitality Branch
• Hudson River
• Indian Grove Brook
• Kill Van Kull (tidal strait)
• Lamington River
• Landing Creek
• Lawrence Brook
• Little Diamond Brook
• Little Egg Harbor River
• Little Flat Brook
• Lockatong Creek
• Manalapan Brook
• Manantico Creek
• Manasquan River
• Mannington Creek
• Manumuskin River
• Matchaponix Brook
• Maurice River
• Metedeconk River
• Mill Brook (a.k.a. First River)
• Millstone River
• Molly Ann Brook
• Mount Misery Brook
• Muddy Run
• Mullica River
• Musconetcong River
• Muskee Creek
• Musquapsink Brook
• Naakpunkt Brook
• Nantuxent Creek
• Navesink River
• Nescochague Creek
• Neshanic River
• Nishayne Brook
• North Branch Metedeconk River
• North Branch Rancocas Creek
• North Branch Raritan River
• Ogden Creek
• Oldmans Creek
• Oranoaken Creek
• Oswego River
• Overpeck Creek
• Oyster Creek
• Papakating Creek
• Parrow Brook
• Pascack Brook
• Passaic River
• Paulins Kill
• Peckman River
• Penns Brook
• Pequannock River
• Pequest River
• Pochuck Creek
• Pohatcong Creek
• Pompton River
• Pump Branch
• Raccoon Creek
• Rahway River
• Ramapo River
• Rancocas Creek
• Raritan River
• Ridgeway Branch
• Roaring Ditch
• Rockaway Creek
• Rockaway River
• Rocky Brook
• Saddle River
• Salem River
• Scotland Run
• Second River
• Shrewsbury River
• Slippery Rock Brook
• Slough Brook
• Sluice Creek
• Smith Creek
• South Branch Metedeconk River
• South Branch Rancocas Creek
• South Branch Raritan River
• South River (Great Egg Harbor River tributary)
• South River (Raritan River tributary)
• Southwest Branch Rancocas Creek
• Sparkill Creek
• Spring Garden Brook
• Stephen Creek
• Still Run
• Stony Brook (Green Brook tributary)
• Stony Brook (Millstone River tributary)
• Stow Creek
• Swimming River
• Third River
• Toms River
• Toney's Brook
• Tuckahoe River
• Tulpehocken Creek
• Turtle Creek
• Union Branch
• Wading River
• Wallkill River
• Wanaque River
• Wawayanda Creek
• West Branch Wading River
• West Creek
• Westecunk Creek
• Whippany River
• Wickecheoke Creek
• Wigwam Brook
• Woodbridge Creek
• Yellow River

Abbots Creek is a tributary of Back Creek in Cumberland County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Albertson Brook, also called Albertsons Brook, is the name of Nescochague Creek upstream of the confluence with Great Swamp Brook in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens in the United States. ... Alloway Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Salem County, southwestern New Jersey in the U.S. Its headwaters are five separate streams (Abbot Meadow, Cool Run, Carlisle Run, Deep Run, and Cedar Brook) in the Daretown/Aldine communities of Upper Pittsgrove and Pilesgrove Townships. ... Ambrose Brook is a tributary of Green Brook in central New Jersey in the United States. ... The Arthur Kill, seen from Staten Island, with Carteret, New Jersey in the background. ... Assiscunk Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Assunpink Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in western New Jersey in the United States. ... Back Creek is an estuary of Delaware Bay in Cumberland County, New Jersey in the United States. ... The Bass River is a tributary of the Mullica River, approximately 10 m (16 km) long, in southeastern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Batsto River is a tributary of the Mullica River in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens in the United States. ... Bear Creek is a tributary of the Pequest River in New Jersey in the United States. ... Beaver Brook is a tributary of the Pequest River in western New Jersey in the United States. ... Beden Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States. ... Berrys Creek (sometimes referred to as Berrys Creek or Berry Creek) is a tributary of the Hackensack River in the New Jersey Meadowlands in Bergen County, New Jersey. ... Big Flat Brook is the name of Flat Brook upstream of the inflow of Little Flat Brook, a tributary of the Delaware River, in Sussex County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Bisphams Mill Creek is a tributary of Greenwood Branch in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens in the United States. ... Black Brook is a tributary of the Passaic River that flows near Morristown Regional Airport in Morristown, New Jersey. ... Black Creek is a tributary of Pochuck and Wawayanda Creeks in Sussex County, New Jersey in the United States. ... The Black River, known as the Lamington River downstream of Pottersville, is a tributary of the North Branch Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States. ... Bound Brook is a tributary of Green Brook in central New Jersey in the United States. ... Bridge Branch is a tributary of Greenwood Branch in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens in the United States. ... Burrs Mill Brook is a tributary of Friendship Creek in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... Canoe Brook is a tributary of the Passaic River. ... Cedar Creek is a tributary of Barnegat Bay in Ocean County in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens in the United States. ... Cedar Creek is an estuary of Delaware Bay in Cumberland County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Cedar Swamp Creek is a tributary of the Tuckahoe River in southeast New Jersey in the United States. ... Clove Brook is a tributary of Papakating Creek in Sussex County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Cohansey Creek (also called the Cohansey River) is a river, approximately 35 mi (56 km) long, in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Cooper River is a tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Corys Brook is a tributary of the Passaic River that has its source in Warren County, New Jersey and forms the boundary of Union County, New Jersey. ... Crosswicks Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in western New Jersey in the United States. ... The Dead River is a tributary of the Passaic River that has its source in Warren County, New Jersey. ... Delaware River Watershed The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ... Dennis Creek is a tributary of Delaware Bay in Cape May County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Diamond Brook is a tributary of the Passaic River which flows south through a section of Bergen County in New Jersey. ... Dividing Creek is a tributary of Delaware Bay in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Dwars Kill is a tributary of the Oradell Reservoir in Bergen County, New Jersey in the United States. ... East Creek is a tributary of Delaware Bay in Cape May County, New Jersey in the United States. ... English Creek is a tributary of the Great Egg Harbor River in southeast New Jersey in the United States. ... Fenwick Creek is a tributary of the Salem River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... The First River, in the state of New Jersey in the United States, is the first main tributary of the Passaic River encountered while travelling upstream from its mouth at Newark Bay. ... Flat Brook is a tributary of the Delaware River in Sussex County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Friendship Creek is a tributary of the South Branch Rancocas Creek in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... Game Creek is a tributary of the Salem River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Goffle Brook is a tributary of the Passaic River which flows south through a section of both Passaic County and Bergen County in New Jersey and drains the eastern side of First Watchung Mountain. ... Great Brook is a tributary of the Passaic River which passes through Bernardsville, New Jersey. ... The Great Egg Harbor River (known locally as the Great Egg) is a river, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... Great Swamp Brook is a tributary of Nescochague Creek in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens in the United States. ... Green Brook is a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States. ... Greenwood Branch is a tributary of the North Branch Rancocas Creek in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens in the United States. ... The Hackensack River, as seen from the New Jersey Turnpike. ... Ho-Ho-Kus Brook is a tributary of the Saddle River in Bergen County, New Jersey in the United States. ... The Hospitality Branch is a tributary of the Great Egg Harbor River in southeastern New Jersey in the United States. ... View of the Hudson in the 1880s showing Jersey City The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ... The Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait approximately 3 miles long and 1000 feet wide separating Staten Island and Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. The name kill comes from an old Dutch word for water channel It connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay. ... The Lamington River, known as the Black River upstream of Pottersville, is a tributary of the North Branch Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States. ... Landing Creek is a tributary of the Mullica River in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... Lawrence Brook is a tributary of the Raritan River in Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Little Diamond Brook is a small tributary of the Passaic River which flows south through a section of Bergen County in New Jersey. ... The Mullica River is a river, approximately 55 mi (90 km) long, in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... Little Flat Brook is a tributary of Flat Brook in Sussex County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Lockatong Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Hunterdon County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Manalapan Brook is a tributary of the South River (Raritan River tributary) in central New Jersey in the United States. ... Manantico Creek is a tributary of the Maurice River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Manasquan River is a major waterway in central New Jersey. ... Mannington Creek is a tributary of the Salem River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Manumuskin River is a tributary of the Maurice River, approximately 12 mi (19 km) long, in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... Matchaponix Brook is a tributary of the South River (Raritan River tributary) in central New Jersey in the United States. ... The Maurice River is a river, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... Map of lower Metedeconk River. ... The First River, in the state of New Jersey in the United States, is the first main tributary of the Passaic River encountered while travelling upstream from its mouth at Newark Bay. ... The Millstone River is a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States. ... Mount Misery Brook is a tributary of Greenwood Branch in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens in the United States. ... Muddy Run is a tributary of the Maurice River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Mullica River is a river, approximately 55 mi (90 km) long, in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Musconetcong River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 44 mi (71 km) long, in northwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Musquapsink Brook is a tributary of Pascack Brook in Bergen County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Nantuxent Creek is an estuary of Delaware Bay in Cumberland County, New Jersey in the United States. ... The Navesink River is a tidal estuary, approximately 8 mi (12 km) long in Monmouth County in northern New Jersey in the United States. ... Nescochague Creek is a tributary of the Mullica River in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Neshanic River is a tributary of the South Branch Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States. ... The North Branch Metedeconk River (pronounced muh-TEE-duh-KUHNGK) is a 20 mile (32 km) long tributary of the Metedeconk River in southeastern New Jersey in the United States. ... The North Branch Rancocas Creek is a tributary of Rancocas Creek in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... The North Branch Raritan River is a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States. ... Ogden Creek is a tributary of Back Creek in Cumberland County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Oldmans Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Oranoaken Creek is a tributary of Delaware Bay in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Oswego River is a tributary of the Wading River in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens in the United States. ... Oyster Creek is a tributary of Little Egg Harbor in southeastern New Jersey in the United States. ... Papakating Creek is a tributary of the Wallkill River in Sussex County, New Jersey in the United States. ... The Pascack Brook is a tributary of the Hackensack River in Bergen County, New Jersey in the United States. ... The Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey The Passaic River is a tributary of Newark Bay, approximately 80 mi (129 km long), in northern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Paulins Kill is a tributary of the Delaware River in northwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Pequannock River is a tributary of the Pompton River, approximately 20 miles (32 km) long, northern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Pequest River is a tributary of the Delaware River in northwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Pochuck Creek is a tributary of the Wallkill River in Sussex County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Pohatcong Creek (also called the Pohatcong River) is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 35 mi (56 km) long, in northwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Pompton River is a tributary of the Passaic River, approximately 8 mi (13 km) long, in northern New Jersey in the United States. ... Pump Branch is a tributary of Albertson Brook in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... Raccoon Creek (also called the Raccoon River) is a tributary of the Delaware River in southern New Jersey. ... The Rahway River is a river, approximately 30 mi (48 km long), in northeastern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Ramapo River is a tributary of the Pompton River, approximately 30 mi (48 km) long, in southern New York and northern New Jersey in the United States. ... Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 30 mi (48 km) long, in southwestern New Jersey in United States. ... The Raritan River is a major river of central New Jersey in the United States. ... The Ridgeway Branch is a tributary of the Union Branch in Ocean County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Roaring Ditch is a tidal waterway approximately 1. ... Rockaway Creek is a tributary of the Lamington River in Hunterdon County, New Jersey in the United States. ... The Rockaway River is a tributary of the Passaic River, approximately 35 mi (56 km) long, in northern New Jersey in the United States. ... Rocky Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States. ... The Saddle River flows south through much of Bergen County, New Jersey. ... The Salem River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 30 mi (48 km) long, in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Scotland Run is a tributary of the Maurice River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Second River is the second main tributary of the Passaic River of northern New Jersey (however, the first main tributary, the First River, was paved over in the late 19th century, and now travels entirely underground). ... The Shrewsbury River is a short stream and navigable estuary, approximately 8 mi (13 km) long, in northern New Jersey in the United States. ... Slough Brook is a narrow stream that runs through central Livingston, New Jersey. ... Sluice Creek is a tributary of Dennis Creek in Cape May County, New Jersey in the United States. ... The South Branch Metedeconk River (pronounced muh-TEE-duh-KUHNGK) is a 15 mile (24 km) long tributary of the Metedeconk River in southeastern New Jersey in the United States. ... The South Branch Rancocas Creek is a tributary of Rancocas Creek in Burlington County, New Jersey in the United States. ... The South Branch Raritan River is a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States. ... The South River is a tributary of the Great Egg Harbor River in southeast New Jersey in the United States. ... The South River is a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States. ... The Southwest Branch Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the South Branch Rancocas Creek in Burlington County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Spring Garden Brook is a waterway in New Jersey that passes through Madison, New Jersey. ... Stephen Creek is a tributary of the Great Egg Harbor River in southeast New Jersey in the United States. ... Still Run is a tributary of the Maurice River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Stony Brook is a tributary of Green Brook in central New Jersey in the United States. ... Stony Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Stow Creek is a tributary of Delaware Bay in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Swimming River is an estuary and the name of the Navesink River upstream of Red Bank in Colts Neck Township and Middletown Township, located in Monmouth County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Toms River is a river, approximately 19 mi (31 km) long, in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... Toneys Brook is a small stream in Essex County, New Jersey. ... The Tuckahoe River is a short river, approximately 25 mi (40 km) long, in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... Tulpehocken Creek is a tributary of the Wading River in Burlington County in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens in the United States. ... Turtle Creek is a tributary of the Mullica River in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Union Branch is a tributary of the Toms River in Ocean County, New Jersey in the United States. ... The Wading River is a tributary of the Mullica River, approximately 20 mi (32 km), in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... Islands in the Wallkill River near Walden, NY The Wallkill River, a tributary of the Hudson, drains Lake Tomahawk, near Sparta, New Jersey, flowing from there generally northeasterly more than 90 miles (144 km) into New York, where it drains into Rondout Creek near Rosendale, with the combined flows reaching... The Wanaque River (Native American for place of the sassafras) is a tributary of the Pequannock River in Passaic County in northern New Jersey in the United States. ... Wawayanda Creek (pronounced way way yonda) is the name of Pochuck Creek above its confluence with the tributary Black Creek. ... The West Branch Wading River is a tributary of the Wading River in Burlington County in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens in the United States. ... West Creek is a tributary of Delaware Bay in Cape May County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Westecunk Creek is a tributary of Little Egg Harbor in southeastern New Jersey in the United States. ... The Whippany River is a tributary of the Rockaway River, approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, in northern New Jersey in the United States. ... Wickecheoke Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Hunterdon County, New Jersey in the United States. ...

See also

• List of rivers in the United States

Rivers in the United States is a list of rivers in the United States. ...

External links

• AllRefer.com Reference Pages
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