The Cow Yard Brook is a small
tributary
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of the
Oakeys Brook, in central
South Brunswick,
New Jersey
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in the
United States
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.
Course
The Cow Yard Brook starts at
near the intersection of Beekman Road, Northumberland Way, and
US Route 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making ...
. It crosses Deans Lane near its intersection with Black Horse Lane. It then crosses Black Horse Lane and drains into the Oakeys Brook at ,
near the intersection of Black Horse Lane and Henderson Road.
Accessibility
The Cow Yard Brook is very short, but it can be accessed by some of the roads it crosses and the Oakeys Brook.
Gallery
File:CYB at Deans Lane.JPG, Cow Yard Brook at Deans Lane
File:CYB at Deans Lane - 2.JPG, Cow Yard Brook at Deans Lane
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 on Google Maps
Rivers of Middlesex County, New Jersey
Tributaries of the Raritan River
Rivers of New Jersey
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