Pequest River
The Pequest River is a 35.7-mile-long tributary of the Delaware River in the Skylands Region in northwestern New Jersey in the United States. The Pequest, Native American for "open land," drains an area of 162.62 square miles across Sussex and Warren counties, consisting of ten municipalities.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Paquaessing River”, “Paques Creek”, “Pequaessing River”, “Pophannunk River”, and “Poquassing River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belvidere and Foul Rift.
Belvidere
Village
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Belvidere is a town in and the county seat of Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 2,520, a decrease of 161 from the 2010 census count of 2,681, which in turn reflected a decline of 90 from the 2,771 counted in the 2000 census.
Foul Rift
Hamlet
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Foul Rift is an unincorporated community and one-time ghost town located within White Township, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Foul Rift had been a cottage community located on the east bank of the Delaware River, 2 mi south of Belvidere. Foul Rift is situated 2 miles southwest of Pequest River.
Bridgeville
Hamlet
Bridgeville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within White Township, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that was created as part of the 2010 United States census. Bridgeville is situated 3 miles east of Pequest River.
Pequest River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Warren County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Pequest River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Pequest River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Pequest”
- Cebuano: “Pequest River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Pequest”
- Venetian: “Pequest”
- Welsh: “Afon Pequest”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Riverton and Brookfield.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include McElhaneys Island and Foul Rift Islands.
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