ry ▁Brook , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Paul ins ▁Kill , ▁by ▁approximately ▁ 5 0 0 ▁feet . ▁The ▁two ▁waters h eds ▁are ▁divided ▁by ▁a ▁small ▁rise ▁in ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 2 0 – 3 0 ▁feet ▁between ▁the ▁d rain ages ▁the ▁two ▁streams . ▁Im medi ately ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Frank ford ▁Pla ins , ▁a ▁high ▁flat - to pped ▁depos it ▁of ▁sand ▁and ▁gra vel , ▁the ▁Pap ak ating ▁turns ▁sout heast . ▁It ▁generally ▁we aves ▁along ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁George ▁Hill ▁Road ▁in ▁Frank ford ▁where ▁it ▁reaches ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁K itt atin ny ▁Valley ▁and ▁turns ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast . ▁ ▁Flow ing ▁n ortheast , ▁the ▁Pap ak ating ▁passes ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁named ▁cross ro ads ▁or ▁small ▁ham lets , ▁including ▁Arm strong ▁and ▁P ellett own ▁in ▁Frank ford . ▁The ▁stream ▁me and ers ▁through ▁several ▁miles ▁of ▁far ml and ▁along ▁the ▁floor ▁of ▁K itt atin ny ▁Valley . ▁At ▁P ellett own , ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁Pap ak ating , ▁the ▁cre ek ▁is ▁joined ▁by ▁an ▁un named ▁trib ut ary ▁and ▁passes ▁under ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁County ▁Route ▁ 5 6 5 . ▁Route ▁ 5 6 5 ▁is ▁a ▁north - s outh ▁county ▁highway ▁connecting ▁Sus sex ▁bor ough ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Route ▁ 2 3 ▁with ▁Ross ' s ▁Cor ner ▁( its ▁termin us ) ▁where ▁it ▁meets ▁New ▁Jersey