Green 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 drai ...
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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in the
United States
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.
[Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002. ]
Course
The Green Brook rises in the
Watchung Mountains
The Watchung Mountains (once called the Blue Hills) are a group of three long low ridges of volcanic origin, between high, lying parallel to each other in northern New Jersey in the United States. The name is derived from the American Native Lena ...
at an elevation of 410 feet in Free Acres, (the border of Berkeley Heights and Watchung). It flows northeast, forming a border between Union and Somerset Counties. It then turns south and flows through a valley in the Watchung Mountains. The Blue Brook joins it at Seeley’s Pond. It continues on a southwestern flow through Plainfield/North Plainfield. It flows underground between Watchung Ave and Madison Ave. The Stony Brook joins it in
Green Brook Park. It continues on a southwestern flow through Dunellen/Greenbrook, forming a border between Middlesex and Somerset Counties. The Bonygutt Brook joins it at the intersection of Warrenville Road in Middlesex. The Bound Brook joins it in the northwest corner of Mountain View Park in Middlesex. It continues flowing southwest and turns south before the Ambrose Brook joins it at the intersection of Lincoln Blvd. in Middlesex. It completes its journey by flowing into the Raritan River in Middlesex/Bound Brook at an elevation of 18 feet.
It gives its name to the township of
Green Brook, New Jersey.
Green Brook Flood Control Project
The Green Brook Flood Control Project in Somerset County in central New Jersey was first proposed in the early 1970s in the wake of two major floods in June 1971 and August 1973, which caused millions of dollars of property damage and several deaths along the Green Brook and Raritan Rivers. The proposed flood control measures are expected to help control flooding in the Green Brook basin and parts of the Raritan River basin in
Bound Brook, partially located in a natural
floodplain
A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river which stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls, and which experiences flooding during periods of high discharge.Goudi ...
of the Raritan River at the junction of the Green Brook and Raritan River.
The project has languished for decades due to a lack of federal funding and interest.
Hurricane Floyd
Hurricane Floyd was a very powerful Cape Verde hurricane which struck the Bahamas and the East Coast of the United States. It was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. Floyd tr ...
in 1999 caused additional property damage and deaths in the Green Brook basin, renewing interest in the flood control project. Some construction related to the project has been completed since 1999, particularly in Bound Brook, but federal funding limitations have slowed progress in recent years.
Tributaries
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Blue Brook
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Bonygutt Brook
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Stony Brook
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Bound Brook
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Ambrose Brook
Ambrose Brook is a tributary of Green Brook in Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
It rises underneath Route 27 in Edison. It then flows into Lake Papaianni. It con ...
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 th ...
References
External links
U.S. Geological Survey: NJ stream gaging stationsUSGS Coordinates in Google Maps
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Rivers of Middlesex County, New Jersey
Tributaries of the Raritan River
Rivers of New Jersey
Rivers of Somerset County, New Jersey
Rivers of Union County, New Jersey
Watchung Mountains