Dismal Swamp (New Jersey)
Protected area in New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the protected area in Virginia and North Carolina, see Great Dismal Swamp.
For the protected area in Morris County, New Jersey, see Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
The Dismal Swamp is a marshy area in Middlesex County in central New Jersey. The marshes border the towns of Edison, South Plainfield, and Metuchen.[1]
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Location | Middlesex County, New Jersey |
Area | 650 acres (3 km2) |
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The Dismal Swamp is a wetland ecosystem located in an urban environment. The swamp covers nearly 650 acres (3 km2) with 12 acres (0 km2) located in Metuchen with the remaining portion in Edison and South Plainfield. The swamp contains a number of wildlife species, including the endangered loggerhead shrike. There are an estimated 165 different species of birds in the swamp.[2]