Stony Brook Branch 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 the
Stony Brook in
Mercer County,
New Jersey
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in the
United States
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.
Course
The Stony Brook Branch starts at ,
in
Sourland Mountain
Sourland Mountain is a long ridge in central New Jersey, extending from the Delaware River at Lambertville to the western end of Hillsborough Township near the community of Neshanic, through Montgomery Township and into Hopewell Township in ...
near
Route 31 (Pennington Road). It flows east, crossing Route 31 and Pennington Hopewell Road before draining into the Stony Brook at .
Sister tributaries
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Baldwins Creek
Baldwins Creek is a tributary of the Stony Brook in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Baldwins Creek starts at , near Baldwin State Park. It flows east, flowing through Baldwin State Park and crossing Route 31 (Pennington ...
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Duck Pond Run
Duck Pond Run is a tributary of the Stony Brook in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Duck Pond Run starts at , within West Windsor. It flows west, crossing Penn Lyle Road and North Post Road before flowing through the Duc ...
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Honey Branch
Honey Branch is a tributary of the Stony Brook in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
The Honey Branch starts at . It flows southeast, crossing Moores Mill Mt. Rose Road. It then turns east and flows across Pennington-Rocky ...
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Lewis Brook
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Peters Brook
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Woodsville Brook
Woodsville Brook is a tributary of the Stony Brook in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Woodsville Brook starts at . It flows northeast, crossing New Road and Marshalls Corner Woodsville Road. It then crosses Route 31 (Pe ...
See also
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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
USGS Coordinates in Google Maps
Tributaries of the Raritan River
Rivers of New Jersey
Rivers of Mercer County, New Jersey
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