Back Brook is a
tributary
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 drai ...
of
Pike Run in
Somerset County,
New Jersey
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in the
United States
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. It is located on the east side of
Sourland Mountain
Sourland Mountain is a long ridge in central New Jersey, extending from the Delaware River at Lambertville to the western end of Hillsborough Township near the community of Neshanic, through Montgomery Township and into Hopewell Township ...
.
Course
Back Brook starts at ,
on the edge of Sourland Mountain. It flows eastward, crossing Blawenburg-Belle Mead Road and Sunset Road before running through Schuss Woods and the McAlpin Farm Easement. It then crosses
Route 206 and flows through Oxbridge before entering Pike Run at .
Tributaries
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Branch Back Brook
Sister tributaries
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Cruser Brook
Cruser Brook, also known as Crusers Brook, is a tributary of Pike Run in Somerset County, 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 ...
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Pine Tree Run
Pine Tree Run is a tributary of Pike Run in Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Pine Tree Run starts at , near Belle Mead-Griggstown Road. It flows southwest, crossing Dead Tree Run Road, before draining into Pike Run at . ...
See also
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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 th ...
References
External links
USGS Coordinates in Google Maps
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Tributaries of the Raritan River
Rivers of New Jersey
Rivers of Somerset County, New Jersey