Stony 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
Green Brook
Green Brook is a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
Course
The Green Brook rises in the Watchung Mountains at an elevation of 410 feet in ...
in central
New Jersey
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in the
United States
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.
[Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002. ]
Course
The Stony Brook starts at , near the intersection of Hillcrest Road and
I-78
Interstate 78 (I-78) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Northeastern United States, running from I-81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, through Allentown to western and northern New Jersey and terminating at the Holland T ...
. It flows southeast, crossing Stirling Road, before turning southwest. It then turns northeast and flows into Watchung Lake. In Watchung Lake, it joins an unnamed tributary from the northeast and another one from the southwest. It then leaves the lake and goes southeast through the town of Watchung. It passes through the Stony Brook Gorge in the first Watchung Mountain and over the
Wetumpka Falls.
It crosses
Route 22 and joins the
Crab Brook. It then crosses Greenbrook Road and turns south. It crosses West End Avenue and drains into the Green Brook at , in the
Green Brook Park
Green Brook Park is a county park along the Green Brook, a tributary of the Raritan River, in the city of Plainfield in Union County, New Jersey. Designed by the Olmsted Brothers, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 1 ...
.
Tributaries
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Crab Brook is the only tributary.
See also
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Stony Brook (Millstone River)
Stony Brook, also known as Stoney Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in Hunterdon and Mercer counties, New Jersey, in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
Course
Stony Brook starts at , ...
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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
External links
U.S. Geological Survey: NJ stream gaging stationsUSGS Coordinates in Google Maps
Tributaries of the Raritan River
Rivers of New Jersey
Rivers of Middlesex County, New Jersey
Watchung Mountains
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