The Maurice River is a tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. Millville is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
The Maurice River, pronounced "Morris", is approximately 50 mi (80 km) long and is the second longest and largest tributary to Delaware Bay. Delaware Bay is a large Estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the Northeast seaboard of the United States whose fresh water mixes for many miles Its watershed includes an extensive southern portion of the coastal forested wetlands known as the Pine Barrens. A wetland is an area of Land consisting of Soil that is Saturated with Moisture, such as a Swamp, Marsh, or Bog The Pine Barrens, also known as the Pinelands, is a heavily forested area covering 1 Its mouth on Delaware Bay is surrounded by extensive saltmarshes and has provided an historically important oystering ground. A salt marsh is a type of Marsh that is a transitional intertidal between land and salty or Brackish water (e The common name oyster is used for a number of different groups of Bivalve Mollusks most of which live in marine habitats or Brackish water.
It is born at the confluence of Still Run and Scotland Run, beneath the waters of Willow Grove Lake in Pittsgrove, Salem County and flows generally SSE passing 2 mi (3 km) west of Vineland. Still Run is a Tributary of the Maurice River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. Scotland Run is a Tributary of the Maurice River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. Pittsgrove Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. Salem County is a County located in the US state of New Jersey. Vineland is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. At Millville it is impounded to form the Union Lake reservoir, approximately 3 mi (5 km) long. Millville is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. South of Millville it becomes navigable, forming a 10 mi (16 km) estuary that empties into Maurice River Cove on Delaware Bay. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open The estuary is joined from the northeast by Manantico Creek, the Manumuskin River, and Muskee Creek. Manantico Creek, also spelled Menantico, is a Tributary of the Maurice River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. The Manumuskin River is a Tributary of the Maurice River, approximately 12 mi (19 km long in southern New Jersey in the United States
The river is considered especially pristine for the region, forming a critical ecological link between the Pine Barrens and the Delaware Bay systems. It is the location of the only stand of wild rice in New Jersey, and provides habitat for 53 percent of the species in New Jersey designated as endangered. Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many In 1993, the Congress of the United States designated 28. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses 9 mi (47 km) of the river and its tributaries as the Maurice National Scenic and Recreational River, as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers program. National Wild and Scenic River is a designation for certain Protected areas in the United States.
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See also
External links
- Wild and Scenic Maurice River
- National Park Service: Maurice Wild and Scenic River
- U.S. Geological Survey: NJ stream gaging stations
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