South River (Great Egg Harbor River)
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The South River is a 16.3 miles (26.2 km) tributary
of the Great Egg Harbor River
in southeast New Jersey
in the United States
.
It rises in Richland, New Jersey
and joins the Great Egg Harbor River approximately 3.7 miles (6 km) downstream of Mays Landing
. A short outlet has been cut from the South River to the Great Egg Harbor River across from Catawba, New Jersey, allowing water traffic to bypass the lower part of the river paralleling the Great Egg Harbor.
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 the Great Egg Harbor River
Great Egg Harbor River
The Great Egg Harbor River is a river in southern New Jersey in the United States. It is one of the major rivers that traverse the largely pristine Pinelands, draining of wetlands into the Atlantic Ocean at Great Egg Harbor, from which it takes its name....
in southeast 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 rises in Richland, New Jersey
Richland, New Jersey
Richland is an unincorporated area within Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08350....
and joins the Great Egg Harbor River approximately 3.7 miles (6 km) downstream of Mays Landing
Mays Landing, New Jersey
Mays Landing is a census-designated place located within Hamilton Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 2,321. It is the county seat of Atlantic County...
. A short outlet has been cut from the South River to the Great Egg Harbor River across from Catawba, New Jersey, allowing water traffic to bypass the lower part of the river paralleling the Great Egg Harbor.