Nantuxent Creek is a 5.5 miles (8.9 km) estuary

Estuary

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 of Delaware Bay

Delaware Bay

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 in Cumberland County

Cumberland County, New Jersey

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, New Jersey

New Jersey

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 in the United States

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It rises on the border of Lawrence

Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey

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 and Downe Townships

Downe Township, New Jersey

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, in the marshes to the northwest of Newport, at the convergence of Middle Brook

Middle Brook (New Jersey)

Middle Brook is a tributary of the Raritan River in Somerset, New Jersey in the United States. The stream can be referred to as Rha-weigh-weiros, a Native American name meaning "running from a deep hole", on early maps of the area....

 and Pages Run. It forms part of the border between the two townships. As it runs south, then west around Jones Island, it passes the Nantuxent Wildlife Management Area, which lies on the island, and Newport Landing on the other bank. Its named tributaries are all marsh channels which enter it in the vicinity of Jones Island or below. The creek empties into Nantuxent Cove of Delaware Bay.

Tributaries

• Eagle Island Gut
• Loopers Gut
• Blizzard Neck Gut
• Granddad Gut
• Ponds Creek
• Little Pond Creek
• Nancy Gut
• Hay Gut
• Blackbird Gut