| Neepaulakating Creek | |
|---|---|
 Neepaulakating Creek near its headwaters northwest of Lake Neepaulin. | |
| Etymology | Derived from the names of Lake Neepaulin and Papakating Creek |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Sussex |
| Municipality | Wantage Township |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | northwest of Sussex and Lake Neepaulin |
| • coordinates | 41°13′23″N 74°38′03″W / 41.22306°N 74.63417°W |
| • elevation | 640 ft (200 m) |
| Mouth | Papakating Creek, south of Sussex |
• coordinates | 41°11′56″N 74°36′42″W / 41.19889°N 74.61167°W |
• elevation | 394 ft (120 m) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Papakating Creek (Wallkill River, Rondout Creek, Hudson River) |
| [1][2] | |
Neepaulakating Creek is a 2.4-mile long (3.8 km) tributary of Papakating Creek in Wantage Township in Sussex County, New Jersey in the United States.[1][2] It is one of three streams feeding the Papakating Creek, a major contributor to the Wallkill River. Although the stream was dammed in the 1950s to create Lake Neepaulin as the focal point of a private residential development, the stream did not receive a name until 2002. Residents chose a name that combined elements of the names "Neepaulin" and "Papakating", and submitted a proposal to the United States Board of Geographic Names. The name was approved in 2004.
- ^ a b United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Neepaulakating Creek. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ a b United States Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map. Retrieved June 26, 2015. Note: The upper elevation of its headwaters is approximately 640 feet above mean sea level derived from a reading of the USGS NHD topographic map. The NHD information provides the elevation the mouth at 395 feet above mean sea level. See also: United States Geological Survey, Hamburg, NJ Quadrangle USGS 1:24 Topographic Map 41074B5 and Branchville, NJ Quadrangle USGS 1:24 Topographic Map 41074B4.