Crab 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
Stony Brook in central
New Jersey
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in the
United States
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.
Course
Crab Brook starts at , near Watchung Square. It flows southwest, crossing North Drive, Watchung Avenue, and Somerset Street, before draining into Stony Brook at , near Greenbrook Road.
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 ...
External links
USGS Coordinates in Google Maps
Tributaries of the Raritan River
Rivers of New Jersey
Rivers of Middlesex County, New Jersey
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