Little Egg Harbor

For the township, see Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.

Little Egg Harbor is a brackish bay along the coast of southeast New Jersey. It was originally called Egg Harbor by the Dutch sailors because of the eggs found in nearby gull nests.

Little Egg Harbor
Map showing location of Little Egg Harbor
Little Egg Harbor
Location	New Jersey
Coordinates	39.581547°N 74.26981°W / 39.581547; -74.26981
Type	Bay

The bay is part of the Intracoastal Waterway.

The historical spelling for the bay is "Little Egg Harbour" as found on maps provide by Rutgers University:^[1] 1706, 1775, 1777, 1784, 1795, 1826, and 1834.

Tributaries

• Tuckerton Creek
• Westecunk Creek