Watershed Management Area 20
Assiscunk, Crosswicks, Doctors

Watershed Management Area 20 includes the Assiscunk, Blacks, Crafts, Crosswicks, Doctors, Duck and Mill Creeks. This management area includes 26 municipalities spanning four counties: Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean encompassing 253 square miles.

Crosswicks Creek is 25 miles long and drains an area of 146 square miles to the Delaware River at Bordentown. Major tributaries include Jumping Brook, Lahaway Creek, North Run and Doctors Creek. Tides affect this stream up to the Crosswicks Mill Dam. Allentown Lake, Oakford Lake, Prospertown Lake and Imlaystown Lake are major impoundments in the Crosswicks Creek Watershed.

For more information regarding watershed management areas please contact DEP's Office of Policy Implementation and Watershed Restoration at (609) 633-2201.