▁local ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁Lake ▁Ne ep a ul in ▁community ▁decided ▁to ▁name ▁the ▁un named ▁trib ut ary ▁Ne ep a ul ak ating ▁Creek ▁from ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁names ▁Ne ep a ul in ▁and ▁Pap ak ating . ▁Despite ▁its ▁seem ingly ▁Native ▁American ▁appearance , ▁Ne ep a ul in ▁is ▁not ▁derived ▁from ▁Mun see ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁Native ▁American ▁language . ▁Lake ▁Ne ep a ul in ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁developers ▁children ' s ▁names . ▁The ▁Board ▁of ▁Geographic ▁Names ▁approved ▁the ▁name ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Cour se ▁ ▁The ▁head w aters ▁of ▁Pap ak ating ▁Creek ▁are ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level ▁in ▁Frank ford ▁Township , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁The ▁stream ▁begins ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁sw amp ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁K itt atin ny ▁Mountain , ▁immediately ▁beneath ▁a ▁prom in ence ▁along ▁that ▁r idge ▁known ▁as ▁Sun r ise ▁Mountain , ▁elev ation ▁. ▁This ▁source ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁northern most ▁corner ▁of ▁Frank ford ▁Township , ▁approximately ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁ham let ▁of ▁Be emer ville ▁in ▁W antage ▁Township . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁source , ▁the ▁Pap ak ating ▁flows ▁sout heast ▁through ▁Frank ford ▁Township ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Branch ville . ▁In ▁this ▁region , ▁the ▁Pap ak ating ▁is ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁waters hed ▁of ▁the ▁south ward - flow ing ▁D