Westecunk Creek

Westecunk Creek is an 11.1-mile-long (17.9 km)^[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

References

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

External links

U.S. Geological Survey: NJ stream gaging stations

Coordinates: 39°40′00″N 74°19′13″W / 39.666608°N 74.320233°W / 39.666608; -74.320233

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