11 Facts About Papakating Creek

Papakating Creek is derived from the language spoken by the Munsee who inhabited northern New Jersey, northeastern Pennsylvania, and southern New York and western Long Island at the time of European settlement of eastern seaboard of the United States.

Today, the site of a confluence between an unnamed tributary and the Papakating Creek is known as Pellettown and the Board of Geographic Names lists Pellet Creek and Pellettown Creek as historical names that have been used for the creek in the past.

Several of the tributaries of the Papakating Creek have been dammed to create man-made lakes that were the centre of residential developments.

Headwaters of Papakating Creek are located at 900 feet above sea level in Frankford Township, New Jersey.

The Papakating Creek begins to turn eastward and is crossed by bridge carrying New Jersey Route 23.

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Papakating Creek watershed is flanked on the west by Kittatinny Mountain and on the east by the watershed of the Wallkill.

In New Jersey, the northern portion of Kittatinny Valley is drained by the watershed of the Wallkill River of which Papakating Creek is a tributary.

Papakating Creek is further impaired to a lesser extent by other pollutants including fecal coliform and arsenic.

Several large tracts of land within the Papakating Creek watershed are protected areas administered by state and federal governments.

Further, Papakating Creek is stocked with several species of trout in the Spring and early Summer by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife for recreational fishing.

New Jersey Natural Lands Trust states that the Papakating Creek watershed offers a variety of habitats for plants and animals, including several that are designated threatened or endangered by the state and federal governments.