Keyport Harbor

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Keyport Harbor
Brown's Point Cove
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A portion of the Keyport Waterfront in Monmouth County, New Jersey
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Keyport Harbor
Location of Keyport Harbor, in Northern Monmouth County, New Jersey
Location Keyport, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°26′40.386″N74°11′57.518″W / 40.44455167°N 74.19931056°W / 40.44455167; -74.19931056 Coordinates: 40°26′40.386″N74°11′57.518″W / 40.44455167°N 74.19931056°W / 40.44455167; -74.19931056
Type Harbor
Part of Raritan Bay
Primary inflows Luppatatong Creek
Matawan Creek
Chingarora Creek
Ocean/sea sources Atlantic Ocean
Basin  countriesUnited States
Managing agencyNY/NJ Baykeeper
Max. depth8 feet (2.4 m) [1]
Surface elevation0 feet (0 m) [1]

Keyport Harbor is an arm of Raritan Bay, located on the south side of the bay. Streams flowing into Keyport Harbor include Matawan Creek, Luppatatong Creek and Chingarora Creek.

An earlier name for Keyport Harbor is Brown's Point Cove.

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References

  1. 1 2 "REPORT OF CHANNEL CONDITIONS – Keyport Bay" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.