Middlebush Brook (New Jersey)
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Middlebush Brook (New Jersey)
Middlebush Brook is a tributary of Six Mile Run in Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States. As its name suggests, Middlebush Brook begins in the town of Middlebush. Its source is at , just south of Hamilton Street in north-western Franklin Park. Tributaries This stream has several unnamed tributaries. One closely parallels South Middlebush Road before splitting into two more tributaries. One of them ends in a development near Amwell Road (the same road as Hamilton Street), while the other is a drain for a residential development. Course Middlebush Brook starts at in a commercial development. It exits the commerce area and flows through a marsh, then crossing Bennetts Lane. It runs behind a cow farm then crosses South Middlebush Road right above Blackwells Mills Road. It crosses Blackwells Mills Road a little later on, then drains into Six Mile Run at . It has several branches, including one that runs for a distance along South Middlebush Road and one that flows t ...
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Tributaries Of The Raritan River
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream."opposite to a tributary"
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List Of Rivers Of New Jersey
This is a list of streams and rivers of the U.S. state of New Jersey. List of New Jersey rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (''i.e.,'' branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the state. Major rivers include the Manasquan, Maurice, Mullica, Passaic, Rahway, Raritan, Musconetcong, Hudson and Delaware rivers. Historically, the Delaware and Raritan rivers have provided transportation of goods and people inland from the Atlantic Ocean, and were once connected by the Delaware and Raritan Canal. Today, these rivers, and the streams that feed them, provide sport and recreation for many people. By drainage basin Hudson River Basin * North River (Lower Hudson) **Hudson River ***Sparkill Creek ***Rondout Creek (NY) ****Wallkill River ***** Pochuck Creek ****** Black Creek ******Wawayanda Creek *****Papakating Creek ******Clove Brook ******Neepaulakating Creek ******West Branch Papakating Creek Newark Bay *Kill Van ...
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Nine Mile Run
Nine Mile Run, known as Ninemile Run according to the USGS GNIS, is a moderately large tributary of the Six Mile Run, one of the branches of the Millstone River, in central New Jersey in the United States. Course The official source of the Nine Mile Run is at . It is found between Sand Hill Rd and Old Beekman Rd in Kendall Park, South Brunswick. Another more visible source, although it is not the official source, is a long narrow marsh beside Sand Hills Road across from the intersection of Stillwell Road and Sand Hills Road. The stream flows north from the source through a housing development and intersects Route 27 nine miles from where the highway crosses the Raritan River in New Brunswick, hence its name. The crossing on Route 27 is not easy to find because it has been covered with plants and greenery. However, it may be visible as a pipe on the right side of Route 27 in the area across from Stillwell Road when driving south. It can also be seen diagonal to the intersecti ...
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Steep Hill Brook
Steep Hill Brook is a tributary of Six Mile Run in central and north central Franklin Park, Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States. Course Steep Hill Brook's source is at , in a pond near the intersection of Amwell Road and Van Cleef Road. It starts in Scott Farm, a local farm bordering Van Cleef Road and Amwell Road. It flows south into the Six Mile Run Reservoir Site, a preserved area around Six Mile Run. It crosses Blackwells Mills Road and drains into Six Mile Run at . Accessibility Steep Hill Brook is a rather short stream. It only crosses one road, Blackwells Mills Road, where it is easily accessible on one side. It can be accessed by some trails in the woods too. Animal life Steep Hill Brook has many fish, as they prefer the oxygenated environment. There are several frogs in the slow moving places, although the fine gravel is less hospitable to them than mud. Terrain The streambed of Steep Hill Brook is composed of fine reddish gravel in most places. Some s ...
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Cross Brook
Cross Brook is a tributary of Six Mile Run in Somerset and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey in the United States. Course The source of Cross Brook is near Suydam Road in eastern Franklin Park, at . It flows through the Six Mile Run Reservoir Site and crosses Jacques Lane. After Jacques Lane it drains into the Six Mile Run at . Animal life Cross Brook is a slow-moving stream, although it is not marshy. Some species of fish may be expected to be found in it. Terrain The Cross Brook starts as a lake which drains into grasslands, forming a marshy area around its source. It is still muddy farther downstream. It tends to be a wide, slow, deep stream. Accessibility Cross Brook is a short stream, only crossing one road. There are a few trails in the woods that lead to it. Sister tributaries *Nine Mile Run *Steep Hill Brook *Middlebush Brook Gallery File:Cross Hill Brook.JPG, Cross Brook crossing Jacques Lane File:CB at Grasslands.JPG, Cross Brook flowing through grasslands near its ...
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County Route 514 (New Jersey)
County Route 514 (CR 514) is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from its western terminus U.S. Route 202 (US 202) and Route 31 in East Amwell Township to its eastern terminus Edgar Road in Elizabeth. West of its western terminus, CR 514 continues as Route 179. Route description CR 514 begins at an intersection with US 202/ Route 31 in East Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, heading northeast on two-lane undivided Old York Road. West of US 202/Route 31, Old York Road becomes Route 179. A short distance after beginning, the road becomes the border between Raritan Township to the northwest and East Anwell Township to the southeast, passing through a mix of farmland and homes. The route reaches the residential community of Reaville, where CR 514 splits from Old York Road and heads northeast onto Amwell Road, with CR 613 continuing along Old York Road. The road comes to a junction with CR 609 before running east through more areas of ...
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Six Mile Run (New Jersey)
Six Mile Run is a tributary of the Millstone River that drains a large area in central Franklin Township in Somerset County and as well western portions of North Brunswick and South Brunswick Townships in Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States. Name Six Mile Run derives its name (along with other area streams including Mile Run, Three Mile Run, Nine Mile Run, and Ten Mile Run) from the distance early surveyors estimated it was from the point where the historic King's Highway (now Rt. 27) left the Raritan River at New Brunswick to the point the roadway crossed the stream. The estimates were not very accurate but the stream names have remained in use ever since. Course Six Mile Run starts near Corporate Road in North Brunswick . It crosses Cozzens Lane, then flows through a residential development. It joins up with the drainage from a lake then crosses Rt. 27. It then joins with the Nine Mile Run, a major tributary, and crosses South Middlebush Rd. It then crosse ...
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New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by Delaware Bay and the state of Delaware. At , New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area; but with close to 9.3 million residents, it ranks 11th in population and first in population density. The state capital is Trenton, and the most populous city is Newark. With the exception of Warren County, all of the state's 21 counties lie within the combined statistical areas of New York City or Philadelphia. New Jersey was first inhabited by Native Americans for at least 2,800 years, with the Lenape being the dominant group when Europeans arrived in the early 17th century. Dutch and Swedish colonists founded the first European settlements in the state. The British later seized control o ...
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Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the north-central part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States Census, the county's population was 345,361, an increase of 21,917 (6.8%) from the 323,444 counted at the 2010 U.S Census, making it the 13th most populous of the state's 21 counties. Somerset County constitutes part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville.New Jersey County Map
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