Musquapsink Brook is a
tributary
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of
Pascack Brook
Pascack Brook is a tributary of the Hackensack River in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
History
At least one late 18th-century map calls the brook "Great Pascack River." Its tributary Musquapsink Brook is shown as "Little Pascack Rive ...
in
Bergen County
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in the
United States
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.
The headwater lies within
Woodcliff Lake and runs south through
Hillsdale and into
Washington Township. There it runs into
Schlegel Lake before continuing south and east into
Westwood. In Westwood, it runs into
Bogert Pond before briefly turning north and joining the Pascack Brook at the border between Westwood and
River Vale.
At least one late 18th-century map labels Musquapsink Brook "Little Pascack River" (the modern Pascack Brook is shown as "Great Pascack River").
See also
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List of rivers of New Jersey
This is a list of streams and rivers of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
The list of New Jersey rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers, as well as smaller streams such as branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc. found throu ...
References
External links
*mouth
*source
Rivers of Bergen County, New Jersey
Hackensack River
Pascack Valley
Rivers of New Jersey
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