The Shrewsbury River is a short stream and navigable estuary, approximately 8 mi (13 km) long, in northern New Jersey in the United States. Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ... 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. ...

It extends ENE from its head of navigation at Oceanport to its confluence with the Navesink River estuary, then entering 1 mi (1.6 km) north in a narrow channel to Sandy Hook Bay at Highlands. The estuary is protected from the open Atlantic Ocean on its eastern side by a long barrier peninsula that extends north to become Sandy Hook. Jersey Shore resort communities on the peninsula include Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright. On the inner side of the estuary, the community of Rumson on the end of the peninsula separating the Shrewsbury and Navesink estuaries is among the wealthiest communities in the United States. Oceanport is a borough located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ... The Navesink River is a tidal estuary, approximately 8 mi (12 km) long in Monmouth County in northern New Jersey in the United States. ... Sandy Hook Bay is a triangular arm of Raritan Bay, along the coast of northern New Jersey in the United States. ... Highlands is a borough located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ... In geography, a bar is a linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water. ... Sandy Hook from the top of Twin Lights Lighthouse, Highlands, NJ. Sandy Hook is a narrow coastal spit of land, approximately 6 miles in length and 0. ... The Jersey Shore is a colloquial term used in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States to refer to the ocean-facing coast of New Jersey, together with the adjacent resort and residential communities. ... Map of Monmouth Beach in Monmouth County Monmouth Beach is a Walsh Act Borough located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ... Sea Bright is a borough located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ... Rumson is a Borough located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ...

The estuary provides a popular marina for pleasure craft and recreational fishing. It is spanned by a drawbridge at Highlands connecting Sandy Hook to mainland New Jersey. A small marina at Brixham, Devon, England A marina is a small to medium-sized harbor used by mostly private, recreational yachts. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Bascule bridge. ...

Tributaries

• Navesink River

The Navesink River is a tidal estuary, approximately 8 mi (12 km) long in Monmouth County in northern New Jersey in the United States. ...

See also

• List of New Jersey rivers

This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...

External links

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