Metedeconk River
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The Metedeconk River /məˈtiːdəkʌŋk/ is a tributary of Barnegat Bay in Ocean County, New Jersey in the United States.
The Metedeconk River flows from its 22.3-mile-long (35.9 km)[1] North and 22.6-mile-long (36.4 km)[1] South Branches to their confluence at Forge Pond, where the river widens (up to just over 1 mile (1.6 km)) and flows southeast for 6 miles (9.7 km) into Barnegat Bay. It contains both fresh and salt-water portions.
Like many area streets, waterways and towns, Metedeconk is the original word or phrase used by the Indigenous Peoples to name themselves or to name themselves after their geography. Its name a direct reference to the Metedeconk Tribes who had two settlements, one on the North Side of the river bordering the Beaver-dam Creek in the region now called CedarCroft,[2] and one on the south side.[3]