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The South River is a 
The community of Old Bridge in East Brunswick was established in the 17th century at the head of navigation of the river.
The South River has two mouths. It used to loop inefficiently to its confluence with the Raritan River, so a shortcut called Washington Canal was created.
The river lends its name to the borough of South River.
The South River 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 Raritan River
Raritan River is a major river of New Jersey. Its watershed drains much of the mountainous area of the central part of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay on the Atlantic Ocean.
History
Geologists assert that the lower Raritan provided t ...
in central New Jersey
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Geographic area and descriptions
While the State of New Jersey is often divided into North and ...
in the United States
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.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
The South River, formed by the confluence of Matchaponix Brook Matchaponix Brook is a tributary of the South River in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, New Jersey in the United States.
Matchaponix Brook (Lenape for "country of poor bread") is born in Englishtown at the convergence of Weamaconk Creek and McGel ...
and Manalapan Brook
Manalapan Brook is a tributary of the South River in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
Course
The Manalapan Brook's source is at in western Mon ...
, becomes tidal downstream of the Duhernal Lake
Duhernal Lake is a lake in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The lake is currently formed at the confluence of the South River, Matchaponix Bay and the outflow of Devoe Lake. It currently forms the border between the towns of Spotswoo ...
dam and joins the Raritan River approximately midway between New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
and Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 55,436. Perth Amboy has a Hispanic majority population. In the 2010 census, t ...
.
The community of Old Bridge in East Brunswick was established in the 17th century at the head of navigation of the river.
The South River has two mouths. It used to loop inefficiently to its confluence with the Raritan River, so a shortcut called Washington Canal was created.
The river lends its name to the borough of South River.
Tributaries
*Deep Run *Duck Creek *Manalapan Brook
Manalapan Brook is a tributary of the South River in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
Course
The Manalapan Brook's source is at in western Mon ...
* Matchaponix Brook Matchaponix Brook is a tributary of the South River in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, New Jersey in the United States.
Matchaponix Brook (Lenape for "country of poor bread") is born in Englishtown at the convergence of Weamaconk Creek and McGel ...
*Pond Creek
*Tennents 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 the ...
References
Tributaries of the Raritan River Rivers of New Jersey Rivers of Middlesex County, New Jersey South River, New Jersey {{NewJersey-river-stub