Shabakunk Creek
| Shabakunk Creek | |
| River | |
 The Shabakunk Creek below Colonial Lake
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| Country | United States |
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| State | New Jersey |
| Region | Mercer County |
| Part of | Assunpink Creek |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | The West Branch |
| Primary source | The main branch |
| - location | Hopewell Township |
| - elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
| - coordinates | 40°18′38″N 74°45′50″W / 40.31056°N 74.76389°W |
| Secondary source | The West Branch |
| - location | Ewing Township |
| - elevation | 197 ft (60 m) |
| - coordinates | 40°16′50″N 74°48′49″W / 40.28056°N 74.81361°W |
| Source confluence | |
| - elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| - coordinates | 40°15′4″N 74°44′57″W / 40.25111°N 74.74917°W |
| Mouth | Assunpink Creek |
| - location | Lawrence Township |
| - elevation | 37 ft (11 m) |
| - coordinates | 40°14′58″N 74°43′9″W / 40.24944°N 74.71917°WCoordinates: 40°14′58″N 74°43′9″W / 40.24944°N 74.71917°W |
The Shabakunk Creek is a tributary of the Assunpink Creek in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Via the Assunpink, its water ultimately flows into the Delaware River. The name Shabakunk is from the Lenape word meaning "shore land".
The 7.9-mile-long (12.7 km) main branch of the Shabakunk Creek is born near what was once known as Twin Pine Airport in Hopewell Township. Flowing southwards, it flows under Pennington-Lawrenceville Road and then passes underneath I-95, joining with the East Main Branch, which also originates in close proximity to the Twin Pines Airport. After joining together with a third tributary, the Main Branch continues southward into Ewing, crosses underneath Bull Run Road and Ewingville Road, and enters the 11-acre Lake Sylva on the campus of The College of New Jersey.
Below Lake Sylva, the Shabakunk flows southeastward, passing under Green Lane and then Ewingville Road for a second time. For a short distance it forms the border of Ewing and Lawrence townships before joining with the West Branch Shabakunk Creek, turning eastward and completely entering Lawrence. After passing underneath Lawrence Road, Princeton Pike and Brunswick Pike, the stream is impounded within Colonial Lake. Below Colonial Lake, the stream crosses underneath the Trenton Freeway and the Delaware and Raritan Canal before finally reaching its terminus at the Assunpink Creek.
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