Shallow Brook is a
tributary
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of
Devils Brook
Devils Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States.
It is a moderately large brook with numerous unnamed tributaries.
Course
The Devils Brook starts at , near exit 8A on the New Jersey Turnpike. It f ...
in central
New Jersey
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in the
United States
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.
Shallow Brook flows generally parallel to the Devils Brook, draining a similar area in
Middlesex
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and
Mercer
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counties.
Course
The Shallow Brook's source is at ,
near the
Rossmoor residential area and exit 8A on the
New Jersey Turnpike. It crosses
Route 130 near Broadway Street and flows west, generally parallel to Dey Road (CR-614), until it drains into the Devils Brook at .
Accessibility
Shallow Brook is easily accessible through road crossings and the Devils Brook, its parent brook.
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 th ...
References
External links
USGS Coordinates in Google Maps
Tributaries of the Raritan River
Rivers of New Jersey
Rivers of Middlesex County, New Jersey
Rivers of Mercer County, New Jersey
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