Great Ditch is a
drainage
Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area with excess of water. The internal drainage of most agricultural soils is good enough to prevent severe waterlogging (anaerobic conditio ...
ditch
A ditch is a small to moderate divot created to channel water. A ditch can be used for drainage, to drain water from low-lying areas, alongside roadways or fields, or to channel water from a more distant source for plant irrigation. Ditches ar ...
that drains areas of the
Pigeon Swamp State Park in
New Jersey
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in the
United States
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.
Course
Great Ditch starts at ,
in the Pigeon Swamp State Park. It flows west, crossing Fresh Ponds Road and
Route 130 before joining another stream at
which drains into the
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 ...
.
Purpose
This canal's purpose is to drain sections of the Pigeon Swamp to prevent flooding of Deans Rhode Hall Road, which passes through the swamp.
Sister tributaries
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Beaverdam Brook
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Ireland Brook
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Oakeys Brook
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Sawmill Brook
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Sucker Brook
*
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
*
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
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External links
USGS Coordinates in Google Maps
Canals in New Jersey
Tributaries of the Raritan River
Bodies of water of Middlesex County, New Jersey