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. The name of the creek is derived from the Lenni Lenape — Lowan peek achtu onk, which meant "winter watering place for deer,"^[6][7] or "at the swift river".^[8]

See also

• List of rivers of New Jersey