Jacques Cousteau Reserve, New Jersey

River Flow

Precipitation percolates through the soil into the shallow water table, supporting the region's stream flow as groundwater seepage. All Pine Barrens streams arise within the Barrens area, originating as groundwater discharge from the Cohansey Aquifer. No streams flow into or through the Pine Barrens from the outside. Most of the streams have a very low gradient and drain eastward and southward on the Atlantic slope toward the ocean. Rivers, streams and other bodies of waters in the Pine Barrens are stained brown from the humic acids of decaying vegetation and high iron content. Stream water is acidic, with an average pH of 4.4.

Tidal Range

There is a one meter tidal range.

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