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( 40.149405, -74.635308 )

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Assunpink Lake - Upper Freehold

Assunpink Lake - Upper Freehold
( 40.215415, -74.517019 )

  1. Assunpink Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.21542, -74.51702 )
  2. Brainerd Lake - Cranbury ( 40.31113, -74.51178 )
  3. Crosswick's Creek - Walnford ( 40.13480, -74.55762 )
  4. Mercer Lake - Hamilton ( 40.26561, -74.64191 )
  5. Mercer Lake - West Windsor ( 40.26960, -74.64114 )
  6. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (E) ( 40.32460, -74.56567 )
  7. Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
  8. Millstone River - Cranbury (W) ( 40.29590, -74.56250 )
  9. Peddie Lake - Hightstown ( 40.26870, -74.52219 )
  10. Prospertown Lake - Jackson ( 40.13497, -74.45779 )
  11. Rising Sun Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.20699, -74.46339 )
  12. Rocky Brook - Hightstown ( 40.27108, -74.52353 )
  13. Stone Tavern Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.19587, -74.48596 )

About a mile long, in the Assunpink WMA. To the east you can find two other small lakes in the same watershed: Stone Tavern Lake, and Rising Sun Lake. Assunpink Creek drains into Lake Mercer, which is much larger than any of these.

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Barnegat Bay

Barnegat Bay
( 39.784147, -74.155989 )

  1. Barnegat Bay - Barnegat ( 39.75442, -74.19095 )
  2. Barnegat Bay - Barnegat Light (N) ( 39.75763, -74.11138 )
  3. Barnegat Bay - Barnegat Light (S) ( 39.74500, -74.11764 )
  4. Barnegat Bay - Bay Harbor Park ( 40.01977, -74.12731 )
  5. Barnegat Bay - Brant Beach ( 39.61673, -74.20110 )
  6. Barnegat Bay - Bridge to Nowhere ( 39.68394, -74.20766 )
  7. Barnegat Bay - Harvey Cedars ( 39.70465, -74.13703 )
  8. Barnegat Bay - Island Beach SP ( 39.85222, -74.08899 )
  9. Barnegat Bay - Lavallette ( 39.96933, -74.07421 )
  10. Barnegat Bay - Mantoloking Bridge ( 40.04124, -74.05880 )
  11. Barnegat Bay - Oyster Creek ( 39.80873, -74.18455 )
  12. Barnegat Bay - Parkertown ( 39.60978, -74.29231 )
  13. Barnegat Bay - Seaside Heights ( 39.94524, -74.07956 )
  14. Barnegat Bay - Sedge Island ( 39.80786, -74.09599 )
  15. Barnegat Bay - Ship Bottom ( 39.65232, -74.18484 )
  16. Barnegat Bay - Tilton Point ( 39.96900, -74.11284 )
  17. Barnegat Bay - Tuckerton ( 39.57671, -74.33078 )
  18. Barnegat Bay - West Creek ( 39.63100, -74.29618 )
  19. Barnegat Bay - Woodville ( 39.98917, -74.13476 )
  20. Great Bay - Graveling Point ( 39.53959, -74.38821 )
  21. Great Bay - Great Bay Blvd (N) ( 39.56316, -74.34202 )
  22. Great Bay - Great Bay Blvd (S) ( 39.52160, -74.31849 )
  23. Great Bay - Motts Creek ( 39.51826, -74.43637 )

Cliffwood Beach - Aberdeen

Cliffwood Beach
( 40.45216, -74.22137 )

  1. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41577, -74.23371 )
  2. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  3. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  4. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  5. Raritan Bay - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  6. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  7. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  8. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  9. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  10. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  11. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  12. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (E) ( 40.44787, -74.16598 )
  13. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (W) ( 40.45479, -74.17517 )

The marker in the lower-center of the map is a super-easy put-in on Whale Creek, above. The other markers are a longer slog over the beach. All have convenient free parking (don't leave your vehicle in the launching area, that's a dick move!)

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Deal Lake - Asbury Park

Deal Lake
( 40.233382, -74.013276 )

  1. Deal Lake - Asbury Park (N) ( 40.23759, -74.00784 )
  2. Deal Lake - Asbury Park (S) ( 40.22957, -74.00938 )

This lake has a lot of different branches to explore, and you can actually go quite a long way. The two marked sites are the best accesses for the northern and southern branches of the lake. Unfortunately, located in the middle of Asbury Park, the water is not the cleanest, especially near the railroad and toward the drain at the beach. The 'headwaters' are better.

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Delaware & Raritan Canal

Delaware & Raritan Canal
( 40.38309, -74.68637 )

  1. D-R Canal - Amwell Rd ( 40.50340, -74.58268 )
  2. D-R Canal - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47550, -74.57220 )
  3. D-R Canal - Griggstown (N) ( 40.43834, -74.61397 )
  4. D-R Canal - Griggstown (S) ( 40.42912, -74.61816 )
  5. D-R Canal - Kingston (N) ( 40.37489, -74.61854 )
  6. D-R Canal - Kingston (S) ( 40.37326, -74.61861 )
  7. D-R Canal - Lawrence (N) ( 40.27450, -74.70332 )
  8. D-R Canal - Lawrence (S) ( 40.26746, -74.71071 )
  9. D-R Canal - Lawrenceville ( 40.30501, -74.68490 )
  10. D-R Canal - Manville ( 40.52861, -74.58178 )
  11. D-R Canal - New Brunswick ( 40.50806, -74.46376 )
  12. D-R Canal - North Trenton ( 40.24901, -74.72865 )
  13. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (E) ( 40.34321, -74.62964 )
  14. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (W) ( 40.34190, -74.63758 )
  15. D-R Canal - Princeton (N) ( 40.33879, -74.64715 )
  16. D-R Canal - Princeton (S) ( 40.33177, -74.65282 )
  17. D-R Canal - Province Line Rd ( 40.30273, -74.68819 )
  18. D-R Canal - Rocky Hill ( 40.39826, -74.62702 )
  19. D-R Canal - Somerset (N) ( 40.54077, -74.51404 )
  20. D-R Canal - Somerset (S) ( 40.52390, -74.49248 )
  21. D-R Canal - South Bound Brook ( 40.55880, -74.53118 )
  22. D-R Canal - Trenton (N) ( 40.23886, -74.74194 )
  23. D-R Canal - Trenton (S) ( 40.18384, -74.74666 )
  24. D-R Canal - West Windsor ( 40.30844, -74.67979 )
  25. D-R Feeder Canal - Bull Island ( 40.41036, -75.03421 )
  26. D-R Feeder Canal - Lambertville (S) ( 40.34206, -74.94044 )
  27. D-R Feeder Canal - Rt 202 ( 40.37987, -74.95175 )
  28. D-R Feeder Canal - Scudders Falls ( 40.26529, -74.84790 )
  29. D-R Feeder Canal - Washington X'ing ( 40.29842, -74.86852 )
  30. D-R Feeder Canal - West Trenton ( 40.24497, -74.81917 )
  31. Lake Carnegie - Plainsboro ( 40.34362, -74.62973 )
  32. Millstone River - Amwell Rd ( 40.50294, -74.58755 )
  33. Millstone River - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47487, -74.57503 )
  34. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  35. Millstone River - Manville ( 40.53025, -74.58926 )
  36. Millstone River - Plainsboro (N) ( 40.34262, -74.62981 )
  37. Millstone River - Rocky Hill (N) ( 40.39957, -74.62809 )
  38. Millstone River - Rocky Hill (S) ( 40.39969, -74.62867 )
  39. Stony Brook - Princeton ( 40.33219, -74.65340 )

The purple line on the map is the Delaware & Raritan, or D&R, Canal. The canal is a basically 40-mile-long pond. The water flows very slowly from west to east; it is essentially still. Access points generally coincide with bridges or locks.

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Farrington Lake - North Brunswick

Farrington Lake
( 40.433712, -74.479888 )

  1. Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
  2. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
  3. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
  4. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
  5. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (E) ( 40.45144, -74.43663 )
  6. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (W) ( 40.44831, -74.44367 )
  7. Weston's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.46677, -74.42603 )

This is the biggest of the lakes and ponds created by damming the Lawrence Brook. The map is centered on the northernmost launch site, which is the most central on the lake. There are two more access points to the south, which can be useful if you want to explore up the Lawrence Brook.

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Keyport

Keyport
( 40.43911, -74.20231 )

  1. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41577, -74.23371 )
  2. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  3. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  4. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  5. Raritan Bay - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  6. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  7. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  8. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  9. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (E) ( 40.44787, -74.16598 )
  10. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (W) ( 40.45479, -74.17517 )

This site varies, depending on when you go there. During the summer, and especially on weekends, there can be a lot of motorboats around. Other times, you can have the whole place to yourself.

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Lake Carnegie - Princeton

Lake Carnegie
( 40.353026, -74.637304 )

  1. D-R Canal - Kingston (N) ( 40.37489, -74.61854 )
  2. D-R Canal - Kingston (S) ( 40.37326, -74.61861 )
  3. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (E) ( 40.34321, -74.62964 )
  4. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (W) ( 40.34190, -74.63758 )
  5. D-R Canal - Princeton (N) ( 40.33879, -74.64715 )
  6. D-R Canal - Princeton (S) ( 40.33177, -74.65282 )
  7. Lake Carnegie - Plainsboro ( 40.34362, -74.62973 )
  8. Lake Carnegie - Princeton ( 40.36681, -74.62597 )
  9. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  10. Millstone River - Plainsboro (N) ( 40.34262, -74.62981 )
  11. Millstone River - Plainsboro (S) ( 40.33874, -74.62880 )
  12. Stony Brook - Princeton ( 40.33219, -74.65340 )

Lake Carnegie is a reservoir that straddles the borders of the towns of Princeton, West Windsor, Plainsboro and South Brunswick in Mercer and Middlesex counties in central New Jersey. The lake was created by construction of a dam along the Millstone River, though the lower portion of the lake actually follows the valley of its largest tributary, the Stony Brook, while the Millstone River crossed under the D&R Canal to the south. The lake is about three miles long, but only about 800 feet wide.

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Lake Lefferts - Matawan

Lake Lefferts - Matawan
( 40.415765, -74.233706 )

  1. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41577, -74.23371 )
  2. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  3. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  4. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  5. Raritan Bay - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  6. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  7. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  8. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )

Lake Lefferts is a man-made lake, the result of the construction in 1928 of Lake Lefferts Dam, which captures and stores the flow of Matawan Creek. This is the nicest spot in northern Monmouth County. The lake is in three parts:

  • The lower part that contains the dam and the launch area and extends up to the Route 34 bridge. This part is fairly deep and free of obstructions.
  • The upper part from Route 34 to Route 516. This part is much shallower and weedy, especially at the far end.
  • An unusable section beyond Route 516. This part is pretty much just mud. It may look like water, but trust me - don't go there.

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Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg

Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg
( 40.345252, -74.436617 )

  1. Brainerd Lake - Cranbury ( 40.31113, -74.51178 )
  2. Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
  3. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
  4. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
  5. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
  6. Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg ( 40.34525, -74.43662 )
  7. Lake Weamaconk - Englishtown ( 40.29140, -74.35704 )
  8. Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
  9. Rocky Brook - Hightstown ( 40.27108, -74.52353 )
  10. South River - Old Bridge ( 40.41228, -74.36362 )

This is about the smallest body of water I would consider - more of a pond than a lake. But it is a nice place. Access could not be easier, the parking lot goes right down to the water. If you live nearby, it is a good place for a quick 'dip'. To go a little farther, you can hop over the railroad tracks and get into the far section and a little ways up the byzantine creek that fills the lake.

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