Nishisakawick Creek

The Nishisakawick Creek[1] is a 9.6-mile-long (15.4 km)[2] tributary of the Delaware River in Hunterdon County, New Jersey in the United States.

The headwaters of the Nishisackawick begins in forested wetlands in Alexandria Township and it flows through Camp Marudy Lake, past Camp Marudy, and through Everittstown on its way southwest past farms and developed land joins the Delaware at Frenchtown.

The Little Nishisakawick springs from wetlands in Kingwood Township and flows approximately 4 miles southwest through mostly agricultural land gently dropping to the Delaware River.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Nishisakawick Creek has also been known historically as:

  • Mississackaway Creek
  • Nischisacowick Creek
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See also

References
  1. Feature Detail Report for: Nishisakawick Creek GNIS profile, accessed December, 2019
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed December, 2019



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