Mile Run 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
New Brunswick
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,
New Jersey
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, in the
United States
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.
Its name is derived from the distance early surveyors estimated it was on the historic King's Highway,
Route 27
Route 27, or Highway 27, may refer to:
Australia
* Burke Developmental Road (Queensland)
* Zeehan Highway (Tasmania)
Canada
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, from the Raritan River crossing. Other streams, such as the
Six Mile Run and the
Nine Mile Run
Nine Mile Run, known as Ninemile Run according to the USGS GNIS, is a moderately large tributary of the Six Mile Run, one of the branches of the Millstone River, in central New Jersey in the United States.
Course
The official source of the Nine ...
are named similarly.
Course
Mile Run drains an area in the suburbs of New Brunswick. Its source is at ,
near the intersection of How Lane (CR-680) and Jersey Avenue (SR-91). It crosses Jersey Avenue and flows through a residential development near Livingston Avenue (SR-26). It then crosses some railroad tracks and crosses Jersey Ave. It crosses French Street (SR-27) one mile from the Raritan River, giving it its name. It flows between residential areas and crosses Hamilton Street. It joins a tributary from the south and crosses Easton Ave and Landing Lane before draining into the Raritan River at .
Mile Run forms part of the boundary between
Somerset
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and
Middlesex
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Counties.
Accessibility
Mile Run flows through a heavily developed area, making it easily accessible.
Animal life
Mile Run has stress on it because of the city surrounding it, possibly harming the aquatic life.
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 th ...
References
External links
USGS Coordinates in Google Maps
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Rivers of Middlesex County, New Jersey
Rivers of Somerset County, New Jersey
Rivers of New Jersey
Tributaries of the Raritan River
New Brunswick, New Jersey