Lopatcong Creek

Lopatcong Creek is a 12.0-mile-long (19.3 km)[1] tributary of the Delaware River in Warren County, New Jersey in the United States.[2]

Lopatcong Creek
Lopatcong Creek in Phillipsburg, New Jersey near the former Morris Canal
Location
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Region	Warren County
Physical characteristics
Source	Scotts Mountain
Mouth	Delaware River
• location	Phillipsburg
• coordinates	40°40′45″N 75°10′42″W
Basin features
River system	Delaware River

The source of the stream is Scotts Mountain in Harmony Township.[3] It was one of the chief water sources for the Morris Canal, in particular from Inclined Plane 9 West in Port Warren to Lock 10 West in the Green's Bridge section of Phillipsburg.[4][5]

The Lopatcong joins the Delaware in Phillipsburg.

See also

• List of rivers of New Jersey

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed December 21st, 2019
2. "Lopatcong Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
3. Snell, James P.; Clayton, W.W. (1881). "Harmony". History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. pp. 671. OCLC 14075041.
4. Kalata, Barbara (October 10, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morris Canal". National Park Service. With 25 accompanying photos
5. "Water and the Canal" (PDF). Warren County Morris Canal Greenway.

External links

• Media related to Lopatcong Creek at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• "Lock Street: Plane 10 West to Lock 8 West" (PDF). Warren County Morris Canal Greenway.