The Dwars Kill (also known as Dwarskill or Dwarskill Creek) is a

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of the

Hackensack River The Hackensack River is a river, about 45 miles (72 km) long, in the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, emptying into Newark Bay, a back chamber of New York Harbor. The watershed of the river includes part of the suburban ar ...

(

Oradell Reservoir The Oradell Reservoir is a reservoir formed by the Oradell Dam on the Hackensack River in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Geography The Oradell Reservoir Dam is located primarily in the borough of Oradell, but the reservoir also extend ...

) in

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. The name is taken from the

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and can be translated as "Cross Creek".
Translate Google: dwars> cross, traverse

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Closter, New Jersey Rivers of Bergen County, New Jersey Hackensack River Rivers of New Jersey {{NewJersey-river-stub

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