{"id":830,"date":"2012-04-04T21:11:04","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T21:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/?page_id=830"},"modified":"2018-08-06T19:10:03","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T19:10:03","slug":"bellmans-creek-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/sites\/waterbodies-and-other-wetlands\/bellmans-creek-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellman’s Creek"},"content":{"rendered":"

Category<\/strong>: Waterbodies & Other Wetlands\"Bellman's<\/a><\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>: Located in the northeast corner of the HMD, running along\/through Bellman’s Creek Marsh, Skeetkill Creek Marsh, and Meadowlark Marsh. The creek begins in Ridgefield and then runs along the border of Ridgefield and North Bergen out to the Hackensack River, in Bergen and Hudson Counties.<\/p>\n

Current Land Use<\/strong>: Open Water<\/p>\n

Site Description<\/strong>: Bellman’s Creek is tidally influenced. Its banks are primarily mudflats and common reed (Phragmites australis<\/em>) dominated marsh. The creek flows under the New Jersey Turnpike – Eastern Spur, and through culverts under Westside Avenue. Some flooding of the areas around Bellman’s Creek is common during storm events.<\/p>\n

Existing Site-Specific Data Inventory<\/strong><\/p>\n

A. Survey, Maps, and GIS<\/strong><\/p>\n

HMD data exists inclusive of this site.<\/p>\n

B. Real Estate\/Ownership<\/strong><\/p>\n

N\/A<\/p>\n

C. Site History & Land Use<\/strong><\/p>\n

Land use information collected for a 1993 wetland delineation of a nearby site.<\/p>\n

D. Biological Studies – Fauna<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

E. Biological Studies – General Environmental<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

F. Geotechnical<\/strong><\/p>\n

Geoarchaeological overview completed in 1985 and baseline data collected in 1993 for a zoning permit.<\/p>\n

G. Hydraulics and Hydrology<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

H. Water and Sediments<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baseline data collected in the creek for a natural resources inventory in 1971.<\/p>\n

I. Historical\/Cultural Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Geoarchaeological overview completed in 1985.<\/p>\n

J. Restoration\/Remediation Design Plans<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Site Reports<\/h2>\n

Site #31 \u2013 Bellman\u2019s Creek<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Category<\/strong>: Waterbodies & Other Wetlands<\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>: Located in the northeast corner of the HMD, running along\/through Bellman\u2019s Creek Marsh, Skeetkill Creek Marsh, and Meadowlark Marsh. The creek begins in Ridgefield and then runs along the border of Ridgefield and North Bergen out to the Hackensack River, in Bergen and Hudson Counties.<\/p>\n

Current Land Use<\/strong>: Open Water<\/p>\n

Site Description<\/strong>: Bellman\u2019s Creek is tidally influenced. Its banks are primarily mudflats and common reed (Phragmites australis<\/em>) dominated marsh. The creek flows under the New Jersey Turnpike \u2013 Eastern Spur, and through culverts under Westside Avenue. Some flooding of the areas around Bellman\u2019s Creek is common during storm events.<\/p>\n

Existing Site Specific Data Inventory<\/strong><\/p>\n

* \u2013 Report repeated under multiple data categories and\/or sites.<\/p>\n

A.\u00a0 Survey, Maps, and GIS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Relevant survey, mapping, and GIS data for the Meadowlands can be found in the Meadowlands-wide site report under data category A.<\/p>\n

B.\u00a0\u00a0 Real Estate\/Ownership<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not applicable.<\/p>\n

C.\u00a0 Site History & Land Use<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *Louis Berger & Associates, Inc. Wetland Delineation Report. 1993. <\/strong>[1a]<\/sup><\/strong> Wetland delineation report performed for Lots 1 through 46, Block 137 in Carlstadt, owned by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporations. Existing wetland documentation\/reports evaluated included: 1) 1976 NWI Map; 2) 1989 USEPA Wetland HMDC Assessment Map; 3) 1986 New Jersey Turnpike Technical Study Volume II: Biological Resources; 4) 1989 NRCS Bergen County Soil Survey; 5) 1985 HMDC Aerial Photograph; and 6) 1990 Vicinity Map (topographic map).<\/p>\n

D.\u00a0 Biological Studies – Fauna<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

E.\u00a0\u00a0 Biological Studies \u2013 General Environmental<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

F.\u00a0\u00a0 Geotechnical <\/strong><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *PSE&G Company. Application for the Zoning Certificate for the 12″ Natural Gas Distribution Main. 1993. <\/strong>[1a]<\/sup><\/strong> Includes the application form and checklist for compliance with environmental performance standards. PSEG (formerly PSE&G) proposed the installation of a 12-inch gas main between the existing PSEG M&R station and the Lowe Paper cogeneration facility in Ridgefield. The use of a horizontal drilling method near the waterway and wetland areas was proposed to reduce environmental impacts. A wetland delineation map is provided.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *Schulderein, J. Geoarchaeological Overview of Bellman’s Creek, Hackensack Meadowlands, New Jersey. H-BLRT 1B Appendix (Pages 198 – 219). 1995. <\/strong>[1a]<\/sup><\/strong>An appendix in a report entitled Jersey City to the Vince Lombardi Park-Ride, Archeological Testing for the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail System<\/em> prepared by Joan H. Geismar. Undertaken to identify depositional contexts and buried archeological site potential in the vicinity of borehole NA-04 near the confluence of the Hackensack River and the southeast bank of Bellman’s Creek. Discusses other paleoecological research performed in other parts of the Meadowlands.<\/p>\n

G.\u00a0 Hydraulics and Hydrology<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

H.\u00a0 Water and Sediments<\/strong><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *Mattson, C., G. Potera, & M.E. Saks. Water Quality in a Disordered Ecosystem: A Report on the Water Quality Monitoring Study Performed in the Hackensack Meadowlands between June and September 1971. 1971. [1a]<\/sup> <\/strong>Part of a natural resource inventory on which to base future land use decisions and against which to make future comparisons. Chemistry and water quality were measured at 11 sites, including Berry\u2019s Creek, Penhorn Creek, Losen Slote Creek, Bellman\u2019s Creek, Moonachie Creek, Mill Creek, and the Hackensack River.<\/p>\n

I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Historical\/Cultural Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *Schulderein, J. Geoarchaeological Overview of Bellman’s Creek, Hackensack Meadowlands, New Jersey. H-BLRT 1B Appendix (Pages 198 – 219). 1995. <\/strong>[1a]<\/sup><\/strong>An appendix in a report entitled Jersey City to the Vince Lombardi Park-Ride, Archeological Testing for the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail System<\/em> prepared by Joan H. Geismar. Undertaken to identify depositional contexts and buried archeological site potential in the vicinity of borehole NA-04 near the confluence of the Hackensack River and the southeast bank of Bellman’s Creek. Discusses other paleoecological research performed in other parts of the Meadowlands.<\/p>\n

J.\u00a0\u00a0 Restoration\/Remediation Design Plans<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

K. Bibliographic Updates\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n

Site #31: Bellman’s Creek<\/a><\/p>\n

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Category: Waterbodies & Other Wetlands Location: Located in the northeast corner of the HMD, running along\/through Bellman’s Creek Marsh, Skeetkill Creek Marsh, and Meadowlark Marsh. The creek begins in Ridgefield and then runs along the border of Ridgefield and North Bergen out to the Hackensack River, in Bergen and Hudson Counties. Current Land Use: Open […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":57,"menu_order":31,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-830","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=830"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1628,"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/830\/revisions\/1628"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}