Albertson Brook, also called Albertsons Brook, is the name of
Nescochague Creek upstream of the confluence with
Great Swamp Brook in the southern
New Jersey
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Pine Barrens
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in the
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.
Albertson Brook is near
Hammonton, New Jersey
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, and flows for
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 through
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and
Camden
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counties.
It has a drainage area of , of which nearly half is forest land, and the rest is split between urban and agricultural uses, both of which have tended to pollute the brook in the past.
It is formed by the confluence of the
Pump Branch and
Blue Anchor Brook.
Tributaries
*
Pump Branch
*
Blue Anchor Brook
See also
*
List of New Jersey rivers
This is a list of streams and rivers of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
List of New Jersey rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (''i.e.,'' branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in th ...
References
External links
USGS gauging station, Route 206 crossing
Rivers of Atlantic County, New Jersey
Rivers of Camden County, New Jersey
Tributaries of the Mullica River
Rivers in the Pine Barrens (New Jersey)
Rivers of New Jersey
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