GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP -- Sewage poured into Big Timber Creek for about 90 minutes Sunday afternoon after a pump station lost power, officials said.

While there is no threat to drinking water in homes or businesses, Camden County officials urge the public to not swim or fish in the Big Timber Creek or its tributaries for the next 24 hours.

There was a temporary Sewage leak into Big Timber creek in Gloucester twp. causing concern about drinking water/fishing. @6abc pic.twitter.com/IUKC6jCwGB — Mike Nik (@6abcmike) June 19, 2017

Municipalities that have tributaries of the creek include, Gloucester Township, Camden, Runnemede, Bellmawr, Audubon Park and Mt. Ephraim.

The advisory should be followed until Tuesday.

County officials and the state department of environmental protection will monitor the waterway for the next several weeks.

When the pumping station on Chews Landing Road lost power around 3:30 p.m., it created a backup in the station and caused the "sanitary water" to seep into the creek, Camden County said in a statement.

The station temporarily switched over to a diesel generator to limit how much sewage got into the creek, the Camden County Municipal Utilities authority told 6abc.com.

Jeff Goldman may be reached at jeff_goldman@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @JeffSGoldman. Find NJ.com on Facebook.