Cross Brook is a

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of Six Mile Run in

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and

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Counties,

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in the United States.

Course

The source of Cross Brook is near Suydam Road in eastern Franklin Park, at . It flows through the

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and crosses Jacques Lane. After Jacques Lane it drains into the Six Mile Run at .

Animal life

Cross Brook is a slow-moving stream, although it is not marshy. Some species of fish may be expected to be found in it.

Terrain

The Cross Brook starts as a lake which drains into grasslands, forming a marshy area around its source. It is still muddy farther downstream. It tends to be a wide, slow, deep stream.

Accessibility

Cross Brook is a short stream, only crossing one road. There are a few trails in the woods that lead to it.

Sister tributaries

Nine Mile Run Nine Mile Run, known as Ninemile Run according to the USGS GNIS, is a moderately large tributary of the Six Mile Run, one of the branches of the Millstone River, in central New Jersey in the United States. Course The official source of the Nine ...

Steep Hill Brook Steep Hill Brook is a tributary of Six Mile Run in central and north central Franklin Park, Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States. Course Steep Hill Brook's source is at , in a pond near the intersection of Amwell Road and Van Cle ...

Middlebush Brook Middlebush Brook is a tributary of Six Mile Run in Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily loc ...

Gallery

File:Cross Hill Brook.JPG, Cross Brook crossing Jacques Lane File:CB at Grasslands.JPG, Cross Brook flowing through grasslands near its source File:Cross Brook - 2.JPG, Cross Brook crossing Jacques Lane

References

External links

USGS Coordinates in Google Maps
Rivers of Middlesex County, New Jersey Tributaries of the Raritan River Rivers of New Jersey Rivers of Somerset County, New Jersey {{NewJersey-river-stub