Maurice River, the Glossary
The Maurice River (Berkery, Sheri., Courier-Post, September 5, 2019. Accessed January 26, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Maurice River/Maurice River Township: MAW-ris, instead of More-eece. So basically, pronounce it like a mans name, but not the one it looks like.")) is a tributary of Delaware Bay in Salem County and Cumberland County, New Jersey in the United States.[1]
Table of Contents
28 relations: Ancestry.com, Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and Its Tributaries, Inc., Courier-Post, Cumberland County, New Jersey, Delaware Bay, Estuary, List of rivers of New Jersey, Manantico Creek, Manumuskin River, Maurice, Prince of Orange, Millville, New Jersey, Muddy Run (Maurice River tributary), National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, New Jersey, New Jersey Pine Barrens, Norma, New Jersey, Oyster, Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey, Salem County, New Jersey, Salt marsh, Scotland Run, Still Run (Maurice River tributary), Tributary, United States, United States Congress, Vineland, New Jersey, Wetland, Wild rice.
- Tributaries of Delaware Bay
Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah.
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Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and Its Tributaries, Inc.
Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and Its Tributaries, Inc., or "CU", is a 501(c)(3) (nonprofit) regional watershed organization.
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Courier-Post
The Courier-Post is a morning daily newspaper that serves South Jersey in the Delaware Valley.
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Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cumberland County is a coastal county located on the Delaware Bay in the Southern Shore Region of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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Delaware Bay
Delaware Bay is the estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the northeast seaboard of the United States, lying between the states of Delaware and New Jersey.
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Estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
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. Maurice River and list of rivers of New Jersey are rivers of New Jersey.
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Manantico Creek
Manantico Creek, spelled Menantico on federal maps, is an U.S. Geological Survey. Maurice River and Manantico Creek are rivers of New Jersey and Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States.
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Manumuskin River
The Manumuskin River is a U.S. Geological Survey. Maurice River and Manumuskin River are rivers of New Jersey and Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States.
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Maurice, Prince of Orange
Maurice of Orange (Maurits van Oranje; 14 November 1567 – 23 April 1625) was stadtholder of all the provinces of the Dutch Republic except for Friesland from 1585 at the earliest until his death in 1625.
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Millville, New Jersey
Millville is a city in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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Muddy Run (Maurice River tributary)
Muddy Run is a U.S. Geological Survey. Maurice River and Muddy Run (Maurice River tributary) are rivers of New Jersey.
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National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System was created by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-542), enacted by the U.S. Congress to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free-flowing condition for the enjoyment of present and future generations. Maurice River and National Wild and Scenic Rivers System are Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States.
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New Jersey
New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.
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New Jersey Pine Barrens
The New Jersey Pine Barrens, also known as the Pinelands or simply the Pines, is the largest remaining example of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecosystem, stretching across more than seven counties of New Jersey.
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Norma, New Jersey
Norma is an unincorporated community located within Pittsgrove Township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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Oyster
Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats.
Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey
Pittsgrove Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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Salem County, New Jersey
Salem County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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Salt marsh
A salt marsh, saltmarsh or salting, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides.
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Scotland Run
Scotland Run is a U.S. Geological Survey. Maurice River and Scotland Run are rivers of New Jersey.
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Still Run (Maurice River tributary)
Still Run is a U.S. Geological Survey. Maurice River and Still Run (Maurice River tributary) are rivers of New Jersey.
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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.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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United States Congress
The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.
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Vineland, New Jersey
Vineland is a city and the most populous municipality in Cumberland County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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Wetland
A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally for a shorter periods.
Wild rice
Wild rice, called Canada rice, Indian rice, or water oats, is any of four species of grasses that form the genus Zizania, and the grain that can be harvested from them.
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See also
Tributaries of Delaware Bay
- Abbots Creek
- Appoquinimink River
- Augustine Creek (Delaware Bay tributary)
- Back Creek (New Jersey)
- Barlow Branch (Blackbird Creek tributary)
- Beaver Branch (Blackbird Creek tributary)
- Blackbird Creek (Delaware)
- Broadkill River
- Brockonbridge Gut
- Cedar Creek (Delaware Bay tributary, Delaware)
- Cedar Creek (Delaware Bay)
- Cohansey River
- Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary)
- Dennis Creek
- Dividing Creek
- Drawyer Creek (Appoquinimink River tributary)
- East Creek (New Jersey)
- Fishing Branch (Mispillion River tributary)
- Fishing Creek (Blackbird Creek tributary)
- Fork Branch (St. Jones River tributary)
- Hangmans Run (Appoquinimink River tributary)
- Herring Run (Blackbird Creek tributary)
- Leipsic River
- Little River (Delaware)
- Maurice River
- Mispillion River
- Murderkill River
- Nantuxent Creek
- Ogden Creek
- Oranoaken Creek
- Primehook Creek (Broadkill River tributary)
- Puncheon Run
- Roaring Ditch
- Sandom Branch
- Silver Run (Delaware Bay tributary)
- Simons River
- Slaughter Creek (Cedar Creek tributary)
- Sluice Creek
- Smyrna River
- Sowbridge Branch (Primehook Creek tributary)
- St. Jones River
- Stow Creek (New Jersey)
- Swan Creek (Mispillion River tributary)
- Tidbury Creek
- West Creek (New Jersey)