Berry's Creek

Berry's Creek
Berrys Creek
Berry Creek
Berry's Creek Canal with New York City in the distance
Berry's Creek is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Berry's Creek
Berry's Creek is located in New Jersey
Berry's Creek
EtymologyMajor John Berry
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CityTeterboro, Lyndhurst, Moonachie, Wood-Ridge, East Rutherford, Rutherford
Physical characteristics
SourceLosen Slofe
 • locationTeterboro, New Jersey
 • coordinates40°52′12″N 74°03′28″W / 40.869877°N 74.057814°W / 40.869877; -74.057814
MouthHackensack River
 • location
Lyndhurst, New Jersey
 • coordinates
40°47′13″N 74°05′05″W / 40.786923°N 74.084714°W / 40.786923; -74.084714
Length4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Basin features
River systemNew Jersey Meadowlands
LandmarksTeterboro Airport, Meadowlands Sports Complex
Tributaries 
 • leftBerry's Creek Canal
Peach Island Creek


Berry's Creek (sometimes referred to as Berrys Creek or Berry Creek) is a tributary of the Hackensack River in the New Jersey Meadowlands in Bergen County, New Jersey. The creek watershed contains a diverse array of wetlands, marshes, and wildlife. The creek runs through a densely populated region and has been subject to extensive industrial pollution during the 19th and 20th centuries. Several companies discharged toxic chemicals into the creek in the 20th century, and these chemicals have remained in the sediment. The creek has the highest concentrations of methyl mercury of any fresh-water sediment in the world. Portions of the creek watershed are Superfund sites and cleanup projects began in the late 20th century.