Beaverdam 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
Lawrence Brook
Lawrence Brook is a tributary of the Raritan River in Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the United States.
Course
Originally a stream, its course now includes man-made lakes created by dams built in the 19th and 20th centuries: Deans Pond ( So ...
in central
East Brunswick
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,
New Jersey
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in the
United States
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.
Course
The source of Beaverdam Brook is at in central East Brunswick,
near the intersection of CR-617 (Ryders Lane) with Dunhams Corner Road. It crosses Dutch Road and the
New Jersey Turnpike
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. It flows under Hardenburg Lane, and goes through the Tamarack County Golf Course. It crosses Fresh Ponds Road and Riva Avenue and drains into
Farrington Lake
Farrington Lake is a scenic freshwater reservoir in Middlesex County, New Jersey near Milltown, New Jersey. Created by a dam on the Lawrence Brook, a tributary of the Raritan River, the lake is in fact a widened section of the Lawrence Brook. It ...
, a dammed section of Lawrence Brook, at .
Accessibility
This stream crosses many roads and runs through a golf course, both of which make it easily accessible.
Sister tributaries
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Great Ditch
Great Ditch is a drainage ditch that drains areas of the Pigeon Swamp State Park in New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Great Ditch starts at , in the Pigeon Swamp State Park. It flows west, crossing Fresh Ponds Road and Route 130 before j ...
*
Ireland Brook
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Oakeys Brook
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Sawmill Brook
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Sucker Brook
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Terhune Run
Terhune Run is a tributary of Lawrence Brook in eastern South Brunswick, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Terhune Run starts at , near the intersection of Route 1 and Major Road. It flows south, crossing Major Road, until it drains int ...
*Unnamed Brook in
Rutgers Gardens
Rutgers Gardens (130 acres) is the official botanic garden of Rutgers University, located on the outskirts of Cook Campus, at 112 Ryders Lane, North Brunswick, New Jersey. The grounds include 60 acres of designed beds, specialty gardens, tree and ...
, unofficially named ''Doc Brook''
*Unnamed Brook in Rutgers' Helyar Woods
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
East Brunswick, New Jersey
Rivers of Middlesex County, New Jersey
Tributaries of the Raritan River
Rivers of New Jersey
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