Pequest River
River in United States of America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pequest River is a 35.7-mile-long (57.5 km)[2] tributary of the Delaware River in the Skylands Region in northwestern New Jersey in the United States.[5]
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Pequest River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States of America |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Stickles Pond, Newton, New Jersey |
• coordinates | 41°01′50″N 74°45′12″W |
• elevation | 668 feet (204 m)[1] |
Mouth | |
• location | Delaware River at Belvidere, New Jersey |
• coordinates | 40°49′44″N 75°04′59″W |
Length | 35.7 miles (57.5 km)[2] |
Basin size | 162.62 square miles (421.2 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• average | ? at Blairstown, New Jersey[4] |
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The Pequest, Native American for "open land,"[5] drains an area of 162.62 square miles (421.2 km2) across Sussex and Warren counties, consisting of ten municipalities.