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
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
RegionWarren County
Physical characteristics
SourceScotts Mountain
MouthDelaware River
 • location
Phillipsburg
 • coordinates
40°40′45″N 75°10′42″W
Basin features
River systemDelaware 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

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed December 21st, 2019
  2. "Lopatcong Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. Snell, James P.; Clayton, W.W. (1881). "Harmony". History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. pp. 671. OCLC 14075041.
  4. Kalata, Barbara (October 10, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morris Canal". National Park Service. With 25 accompanying photos
  5. "Water and the Canal" (PDF). Warren County Morris Canal Greenway.
  6. Poncavage, Joanna. "Lenape language Legacy; In towns, creeks and more, Indian nation left its mark on our region", The Morning Call, November 14, 2008. Accessed September 21, 2012. "Lopatcong - From Lenape words: Lowan peek achtu onk Meaning: Winter water place for deer"
  7. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 3, 2015.
  8. Grumet, Robert. Manhattan to Minisink: American Indian Place Names of Greater New York and Vicinity, University of Oklahoma Press, 2013. ISBN 0-8061891-3-4



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