North Branch Metedeconk River

The North Branch Metedeconk River (pronounced muh-TEE-duh-KUHNGK) is a 22.3-mile-long (35.9 km)[1] tributary of the Metedeconk River in southeastern New Jersey in the United States.[2]

Like many area streets, waterways and towns, Metedeconk is the original word or phrase used by the pre-European peoples of the area, the Lenape.[2]

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 Gertler, Edward. Garden State Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2002. ISBN 0-9605908-8-9

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Coordinates: 40°06′30″N 74°10′24″W / 40.108351°N 74.173239°W / 40.108351; -74.173239


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