▁of ▁ar sen ic ▁into ▁the ▁water ▁from ▁naturally ▁occurr ing ▁min eral ogy ▁within ▁the ▁waters hed ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁use ▁of ▁p estic ides . ▁ ▁Trib ut aries ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁location ▁in ▁the ▁higher ▁elev ations ▁of ▁north western ▁New ▁Jersey ▁the ▁Pap ak ating ▁Creek ' s ▁waters hed ▁has ▁a ▁cool er ▁hum id ▁contin ental ▁climate ▁or ▁micro ther mal ▁climate ▁( K ö ppen ▁climate ▁classification ▁D fb ) ▁which ▁indicates ▁patterns ▁of ▁significant ▁precip itation ▁in ▁all ▁seasons ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁four ▁months ▁where ▁the ▁average ▁temperature ▁r ises ▁above ▁. ▁This ▁diff ers ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁which ▁is ▁generally ▁a ▁hum id ▁mes oth erm al ▁climate , ▁in ▁which ▁temper atures ▁range ▁ ▁between ▁− 3   ° C ▁( 2 7   ° F ) ▁and ▁ 1 8   ° C ▁( 6 4   ° F ) ▁during ▁the ▁year ' s ▁col dest ▁month . ▁Sus sex ▁County ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁US DA ▁Plant ▁Hard iness ▁Zone ▁ 6 . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁US DA ▁Natural ▁Resource ▁Conserv ation ▁Service ▁soil ▁survey , ▁the ▁area ▁receives ▁sun sh ine ▁approximately ▁ 6 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁in ▁summer ▁and ▁ 4 8 % ▁in ▁winter . ▁ ▁Pre v ail ing ▁wind s ▁are ▁typically ▁from ▁the ▁south west ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁year ; ▁but ▁in ▁late ▁winter ▁and ▁early ▁spring ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁north west . ▁The ▁K