Bear 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 drainage ...
of the
Millstone River
The Millstone River is a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
The Millstone River begins in western Monmouth County and flows westward throu ...
in central
New Jersey
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in the
United States
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.
Course
Bear Brook starts at ,
near exit 8 on the
New Jersey Turnpike
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. It flows west, crossing the New Jersey Turnpike and
Route 130 and flowing through the Bear Brook Park Acquisition. It turns northeast to join another tributary and continues flowing northwest, receiving more tributaries. It crosses
CR-571 (Princeton Hightstown Road) and Clarksville Road before draining into the Millstone River at ,
near
Princeton Junction.
Sister tributaries
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Beden Brook
Beden Brook, also Bedens Brook, Beden's Brook, or Beeden's Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
Course
The headwaters of the broo ...
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Cranbury Brook
Cranbury Brook, also known as Cranberry Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Cranbury Brook starts at , near the intersection of SR-33, Dugans Grove Road, and ...
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Devils Brook
Devils Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States.
It is a moderately large brook with numerous unnamed tributaries.
Course
The Devils Brook starts at , near exit 8A on the New Jersey Turnpike. It f ...
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Harrys Brook
Harrys Brook, also known as the H. Greenlands Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Harrys Brook starts at , near Princeton North. It flows northeast though the city before meeti ...
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Heathcote Brook
Heathcote Brook, also known as Heathcote Run, is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Heathcote Brook starts at , near the intersection of New Road and Route 1. It runs through a residential area ...
*Indian Run Brook
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Little Bear Brook
Little Bear Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
The Little Bear Brook's source is at . It flows northeast, crossing Alexander Road and Washington Road (CR-571) before draining i ...
*Millstone Brook
*Peace Brook
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Rocky Brook
Rocky Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in Monmouth and Mercer counties, New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
Course
Rocky Brook starts at , near Perrineville. It flows par ...
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Royce Brook
Royce Brook (sometimes referred to as Royces Brook, Royces Branch, or Royce Brook River) is a tributary of the Millstone River in Hillsborough and Manville, New Jersey in the United States.
Path
Royce Brook does not have a definite starting po ...
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Simonson Brook
Simonson Brook, also known as Sunonson Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in southern Franklin Park, Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Simonson Brook starts at , in southwestern Franklin Park near Route 27. It ...
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Six Mile Run
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Stony Brook
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Ten Mile Run
*Van Horn Brook
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 the ...
References
External links
USGS Coordinates in Google Maps
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Tributaries of the Raritan River
Rivers of New Jersey
Rivers of Mercer County, New Jersey