Mantua Creek Watershed

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Mantua Creek Watershed

• Sophia and Mike

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Overview

• Two major tributaries
• Edwards Run
• Chestnut Branch
• 18.6 total stream miles
• Drains 50.9 sq. mi. of land
• Tidal marshland from NJ Turnpike to the Delaware
  River at Paulsboro

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History

• Early settlement by the Lenni-Leape Indians
• Had abundant fish and game
• Used for transportation
• Settlers built saw and grist mills
• Agriculture was an important industry for them

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Current Greenway Project

• Interconnect woodlands and wetlands
• Follows stream corridors
• Preserves wildlife habitat
• Provides some public recreation areas

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The Mantua Creek Watershed Association

•  Address
• P.O.Box 156 
• Glassboro, NJ 08028
• Phone
• [phone]

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References

• http//www.sjwatersheds.org/watershedorgs/mantua.h
  tm
• http//www.sjwatersheds.org/maps.htmGloucester20
  County20Watershed20Map
• http//www.rachel.org/ERF/OrgList/Orgdetail.cfm?Or
  g_ID4085

This presentation was created based on the
information gathered by Sophia and Mike.