thumb|right|275px|The main stem of Rancocas Creek between [[Interstate 295 (Delaware – New Jersey)|Interstate 295 and the Delaware River viewed from the air in November 2011.]]
Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. The creek's main stem is long, with a North Branch of and a South Branch flowing . The creek system drains a rural agricultural and forested area on the western edge of the Pinelands north and northeast of Camden and the New Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia.
Overview
Rancocas Creek rises as two main branches in the Pinelands National Reserve. The North Branch rises in northern Burlington County, in Mirror Lake, just south of Fort Dix. It flows west-northwest past Mount Holly.
The South Branch rises in central Burlington County near Chatsworth and flows generally northwest. It receives the Southwest Branch There were no fatalities.
See also
- List of New Jersey rivers
- Lists of rail accidents
- Rancocas, New Jersey
- Rancocas Woods, New Jersey