Ireland Brook is a

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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 Middlesex County,

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in the

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. Ireland Brook is a moderately long stream that drains an area in central

East Brunswick East Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The suburban bedroom community is part of the New York City metropolitan area and is located on the southern shore of the Raritan River, directly adjacent to the city ...

Course

Its source is at , near the intersection of Cranbury Road and Rues Lane in east central East Brunswick. It crosses Fern Road, then runs through the East Brunswick Community Park and the Ireland Brook County Park. Crossing Dunhams Corner Road and the

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, it continues running through the long Ireland Brook County Park. It crosses Fresh Ponds Road and Riva Avenue, and drains into the

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

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med section of the Lawrence Brook, at .

Accessibility

This stream runs through a park, where it is easily accessible for about half of its distance. It also crosses many roads. Forest around Ireland Brook

Sister tributaries

Beaverdam Brook Beaverdam Brook is a tributary of Lawrence Brook in central East Brunswick, New Jersey, East Brunswick, New Jersey in the United States. Course The source of Beaverdam Brook is at in central East Brunswick, near the intersection of CR-617 (Ryd ...

* Great Ditch * Oakeys Brook * Sawmill Brook * Sucker Brook * Terhune Run *Unnamed Brook in

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, unofficially named ''Doc Brook'' *Unnamed Brook in Rutgers' Helyar Woods Bridge over Ireland Brook

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USGS Coordinates in Google Maps
{{authority control Rivers of Middlesex County, New Jersey Tributaries of the Raritan River Rivers of New Jersey

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