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Matawan Creek
River in New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matawan Creek is a creek and partially a tidal inlet of Raritan Bay. It lies in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, across from Staten Island, New York City.
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Matawan Creek | |
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![]() Looking towards the creek's mouth as seen from Front Street in Keyport at the border with Aberdeen Township | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
Counties | Monmouth |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Bakers Brook Marlboro Township |
• coordinates | 40°24′57″N 74°13′56″W |
Mouth | |
• location | Keyport Harbor Keyport, New Jersey |
• coordinates | 40°26′20″N 74°12′18″W |
• elevation | 0 feet (0 m) |
Basin size | 1,100 sq mi (700,000 acres; 2,800 km2) |
Basin features | |
Population | ~1.2 million |
Tributaries | |
• left | Clapboard Creek |
• right | Birch Swamp Brook, Gravelly Brook, Mohingson Creek |
Waterbodies | Lake Lefferts |
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