Stony Brook, also known as Stoney Brook, is a

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of the Millstone River in Hunterdon and Mercer counties,

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, in the

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.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.

Course

Stony Brook starts at , just south of Ringoes. It flows south through the Amwell Lake Wildlife Management Area. It flows southeast, flowing parallel to Route 31 while it receives Peters Brook and Woodsville Brook. It receives a tributary from

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, and crosses Pennington-Hopewell Road. It flows through the Hopewell Valley Country Club and the Stony Brook–Millstone Watershed Association's nature reserve, and then receives the Stony Brook Branch. From there, it flows between Bristol-Myers Squibb and the Baldwin State Wildlife Management Area, receiving Baldwins Creek. It then flows through Kunkel Park and receives Lewis Brook. It then turns east, flowing through Old Mill Road County Park and Rosedale Park, where it receives Honey Branch. It then flows through a mountainous area with several large meanders, and turns south near Coventry Farm Park. 'Dinky'_over_the_Stony_Brook_in_Winter

It flows through Princeton Open Space Acquisition and then crosses Route 206. It then flows parallel to Quaker Road (CR-533) until it reaches the

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, where it turns northeast. It then receives Duck Pond Run from under the canal, crosses Alexander Street, and drains into the Millstone River at , just east of

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Tributaries

* Baldwins Creek * Duck Pond Run * Honey Branch * Lewis Brook * Peters Brook * Stony Brook Branch * Woodsville Brook

Sister tributaries

Beden Brook Beden Brook, also Bedens Brook, Beden's Brook, or Beeden's Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002. Course The headwaters of the broo ...

* Bear Brook *

Cranbury Brook Cranbury Brook, also known as Cranberry Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey in the United States. Course Cranbury Brook starts at , near the intersection of SR-33, Dugans Grove Road, and ...

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. ...

Shallow Brook Shallow Brook is a tributary of Devils Brook in central New Jersey in the United States. Shallow Brook flows generally parallel to the Devils Brook, draining a similar area in Middlesex and Mercer counties. Course The Shallow Brook's source is ...

* Harrys Brook * Heathcote Brook *Indian Run Brook * Little Bear Brook *Millstone Brook *Peace Brook * Rocky Brook * Royce Brook * Simonson Brook * Six Mile Run * Ten Mile Run *Van Horn Brook

References

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U.S. Geological Survey: NJ stream gaging stationsUSGS Coordinates in Google Maps
{{authority control Rivers of Mercer County, New Jersey Rivers of Hunterdon County, New Jersey Tributaries of the Raritan River Rivers of New Jersey

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