Matawan Creek

Matawan Creek
Matawan Creek
	Looking towards the creek's mouth as seen from Front Street in Keyport at the border with Aberdeen Township
Location
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Counties	Monmouth
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Bakers Brook; Marlboro Township
• coordinates	40°24′57″N 74°13′56″W / 40.41583°N 74.23222°W
Mouth
• location	Keyport Harbor; Keyport, New Jersey
• coordinates	40°26′20″N 74°12′18″W / 40.43889°N 74.20500°W
• elevation	0 feet (0 m)
Basin size	1,100 sq mi (700,000 acres; 2,800 km2)
Basin features
Population	~1.2 million
Tributaries
• left	Clapboard Creek
• right	Birch Swamp Brook, Gravelly Brook, Mohingson Creek
Waterbodies	Lake Lefferts

Matawan Creek is a creek and partially a tidal inlet of Raritan Bay. It lies in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, across from Staten Island, New York City.