Sunset at the Manasquan River Wildlife Management Area

[Ben Ruset]

I used to visit this location when I lived in Brielle. Always wanted to put my kayak in there.

I think I'm going to this summer. You should come out this way.

 

[pinelandpaddler]

You have kayaks up there?

 

[Ben Ruset]

You have kayaks up there?

I only have mine. So you'd have to bring one. Or I could bring it down to the Mullica some time.

 

[Trailwalker]

something in the soils, I presume? Do you know what exactly is giving the water its color?

Preliminary Investigation of Yellow Water in the Manasquan River

The CR-ITEAM was hired by Kean University to investigate the cause of yellow water in the Manasquan River. Prior studies found suspended particulates cause the discoloration, which worsens in summer. The team developed two hypotheses and conducted sampling from March to May, comparing to summer...

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[DashRyan]

I know that area well! It's old farmland. first cleared by the Allen family of Allenwood in the early 1700s . There were houses on Allenwood Lakewood rd. as recently as the 1970s and a garage/ gas station. The greater portion was used as borrow pits to build up the Brick reservoir embankments. A lot of good trails now criss-cross the area, along with the giant Silvi plant. If you go as far east as you can, to Ridge road, there's some old farm house ruins just north of the parking lot on your left.

 

[DashRyan]

My stomping grounds growing up. Have paddled that river from near Howell High School down to Bryce Park many times. Further upstream around the Haven's Bridge (referenced in Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town) area the river is lined with very steep banks. it is near this area that the Fenton gang's cave was purported to be. Always wondered about the Willy Wonka color of the river but there is a scientific reason for it. Downstream from the gauging falls off of Lakewood Farmingdale road the area would get loaded up with fishermen so there is definitely something in there worth catching.

there was an old mill there, right under the south side of the river.

Squankum Mill

www.howellheritagehistoricalsociety.org

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://nj-dot.nj.gov/transportation/works/environment/pdf/lowersquankummill072005.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjtq7Ho3OyLAxUbFVkFHa6kMzcQFnoECBgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw30QW14WsxNtB5Qf5BUakm3