Giffords Mill Branch Bogs

Bog 1 & the South Path

Primarily a cedar swamp consisting of a stand of Atlantic White Cedar trees.  The Giffords Mill Branch enters PRHS property on the west side underneath the West Bridge.

Bog 2

Bog 2 lies between Bog 1 & Bog 3.  The Giffords Mill Branch reaches its shallowest as it enters Bog 2 before the channel deepens as it flows closer to Bog 1.

Bog 3

The eastern most bog bordered by Giffordstown Rd. and containing a dam that controls water flow.  From the dam, water continues to flow into Lake Pohatcong in downtown Tuckerton, NJ and then flows through the Tuckerton Creek out to the estuaries and Barnegat Bay.

Retention Basin & Culverts

The retention basin collects water runoff from the PRHS parking lot.  After passing through drains and underground pipes, water flows through the main culvert, enters the retention basin, flows through the east culvert and into Bog 3.

The Giffordtown Dam

The main retention structure that lies just west of Giffordtown Lane.  The Category III dam failed inspection by the DEP and PRSD was directed to remove the boards that retained water down to the sediment line until a plan is developed for the future repair or decommission.  Water continues to flow east through thick stands of Atlantic White Cedar until the Giffords Mill Branch meets the Mill Branch in Lake Pohatcong.

The JHS Paths

The paths on the north side of the PRSD campus behind the Junior High School have more of a Pine Barrens feel.  This area was not farmed or fertilized so the paths are typical NJ Pine Barrens sugar sand and the area has more pitch pines and oak trees.  Intermittent ponds develop from spring rains throughout the paths and dry out by the summer.