Delaware Water Gap is a water gap on the border of the U.S. states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania where the Delaware River cuts through a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains.
Delaware Water Gap seen from the Appalachian Trail at Mount Minsi in Pennsylvania with I-80 on the left
Worthington State Forest seen from a campsite
The Delaware Water Gap with the Pennsylvania town of the same name visible in the lower left next to the I-80 crossing.
Delaware Water Gap seen from the Delaware River Viaduct in Knowlton Township, New Jersey in June 2021
The Delaware River is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and is the longest free-flowing (undammed) river in the Eastern United States. From the meeting of its branches in Hancock, New York, the river flows for 282 miles (454 km) along the borders of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, before emptying into Delaware Bay.
The Delaware River flowing through the Delaware Water Gap in 2021
The Delaware River is named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
A 1655 Swedish nautical chart showing part of the Delaware River when the river was part of the Swedish colony New Sweden
East Branch of the Delaware River near Margaretville, New York
