Pequest River
| Pequest River | |
|---|---|
Headwaters of the Pequest near Springdale, in Andover Township, New Jersey | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Stickles Pond, Newton, New Jersey |
| • coordinates | 41°01′50″N 74°45′12″W / 41.03056°N 74.75333°W |
| • elevation | 668 feet (204 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Delaware River at Belvidere, New Jersey |
• coordinates | 40°49′44″N 75°04′59″W / 40.82889°N 75.08306°W |
| Length | 35.7 mi (57.5 km) |
| Basin size | 162.62 sq mi (421.2 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | ? at Blairstown, New Jersey |
The Pequest River is a 35.7-mile-long (57.5 km) 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 (421.2 km2) across Sussex and Warren counties, consisting of ten municipalities.