Navesink River
The
Navesink River is an
estuary, approximately 8 mi (12 km) long in
Monmouth County,
New Jersey in the
United States.
Known as the
Swimming River upstream of
Red Bank, it is formed southwest of Red Bank by the confluence of the Swimming River with several smaller streams. It extends ENE along the north side of Red Bank, connecting to the
Shrewsbury River estuary at
Rumson, approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) south of the entrance of the Shrewsbury River into
Sandy Hook Bay near
Highlands. The area along the Navesink coast is by far one of the most affluent and expensive areas in New Jersey, the East Coast and even the United States. It has long been an area of "old money".
The estuary is navigable up to Red Bank, where it provides an expansive
marina. The community of Rumson, located on the peninsula between the Navesink and Shrewsbury estuaries, is among the wealthiest communities in the United States.
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List of New Jersey rivers
