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Ireland 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
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.


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
dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...
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.


Sister tributaries

* Beaverdam Brook *
Great Ditch Great Ditch is a drainage ditch that drains areas of the Pigeon Swamp State Park in New Jersey in the United States. Course Great Ditch starts at , in the Pigeon Swamp State Park. It flows west, crossing Fresh Ponds Road and Route 130 before jo ...
* Oakeys Brook * Sawmill Brook * 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 into ...
*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 ...


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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