Watershed Management Area 15
Great Egg Harbor

Watershed Management Area 15 includes watersheds draining to Great Egg Harbor Bay in Atlantic County. The management area encompasses waters draining eastern Gloucester and Camden Counties. The area includes the following watersheds: Great Egg Harbor River, Tuckahoe River, Absecon Creek and Patong Creek.

The Great Egg Harbor River is 49 miles long and drains an area of 304 square miles. It originates in eastern Gloucester and Camden Counties, an agricultural and suburban area, before flowing through the Pinelands region. The river drains into Great Egg Harbor Bay before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. The river is tidal downstream of the dam at Mays Landing.

The watershed's dominant land use is forests, with the remainder agricultural and development. Population centers include Berlin, Winslow, Monroe, Mays Landing and Egg Harbor City. The major tributaries are Hospitality Branch, Watering Race, Babcock Creek, Deep Run, South River and Stephens Creek. There are many lakes and ponds in this area, but the largest is Lake Lenape, near Mays Landing. Of the approximately 12 NJPDES permitted discharges here, about half are municipal and half are industrial/commercial. Waters in the Great Egg Harbor watershed are classified FW-2 Nontrout, Pinelands Waters, FW-1 and SE-1.

For additional information on the Great Egg Harbor Watershed Management Area, please contact:

Harold Nebling, WMA 15 Area Manager
Harold.Nebling@dep.state.nj.us
(609) 633-1989

Watershed Management Area 15 Map
Watershed Management Area 15 Factsheet (PDF Format)

Watershed Plans
Adams Branch Stormwater Remediation Plan Phase 1 - Characterization and Assessment Completed (final plan under development)

Priority Segment for Restoration
Adams Branch

TMDL Implementation Priorities
New Brooklyn Lake Eutrophication

Active Projects

Section 319(h) NPS Grant: Mary Jane Pond Stormwater Retrofits, Dredging and Streambank Stabilization and Restoration Project Linwood City Modifications and retrofits to the existing stormwater detention basin, stormwater inlet structures, and dredging have been completed. Final streambank stabilization plantings to be completed in the summer of 2006. View more about this project in 319(h) Success Stories.

Adams Branch Stormwater Remediation Grant Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association and Stockton State College The project further refines the water quality and stream characterization aspects within the Adams Branch watershed and further identifies stormwater management measures needed to restore this priorirty stream segment.

WMA 15 Partnerships
Atlantic County Planning Department
Atlantic County Utilities Authority
Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association
New Jersey Clean Vessel Act Program
Pinelands Commission
Richard Stockton State College

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