Pump Branch
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The Pump Branch is a 7.7 miles (12.4 km) tributary
of Albertson Brook
in southern New Jersey
in the United States
. It arises at Virginia Lake in Winslow
and flows under and along the former Atlantic City Railroad
main line to the hamlet of Cedar Brook
. There it turns east and is dammed to form Hobb Lake
, in the vicinity of Bates Mill. Just downstream is another series of dams and lakes, built for Camp Haluwasa. Passing through Ancora, it joins with Blue Anchor Brook to form Albertson Brook.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of Albertson Brook
Albertson Brook
Albertson Brook, also called Albertsons Brook, is the name of Nescochague Creek upstream of the confluence with Great Swamp Brook in the southern New Jersey Pine Barrens in the United States....
in southern New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
in the United States
United States
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. It arises at Virginia Lake in Winslow
Winslow Township, New Jersey
As of the census of 2010, there were 39,599 people, 13,567 households, and 9,662 families residing in the township. The population density was 599.9 people per square mile . There were 12,413 housing units at an average density of 215.1 per square mile...
and flows under and along the former Atlantic City Railroad
Atlantic City Railroad
The Atlantic City Railroad was a Philadelphia and Reading Railway subsidiary that became part of Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in 1933.- History :...
main line to the hamlet of Cedar Brook
Cedar Brook, New Jersey
Cedar Brook is an is an unincorporated community within Winslow Township, Camden County, New Jersey. Route 73 and CR 536 serve as major roads in Cedar Brook....
. There it turns east and is dammed to form Hobb Lake
Hobb Lake
Hobb Lake is a major reservoir located in Waterford Township, New Jersey. It is formed by the Pump Branch, a tributary of Albertson Brook.-Recreation:...
, in the vicinity of Bates Mill. Just downstream is another series of dams and lakes, built for Camp Haluwasa. Passing through Ancora, it joins with Blue Anchor Brook to form Albertson Brook.