Devils Brook is a
tributary
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of the
Millstone River in central
New Jersey
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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
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. It flows west, following Friendship Road. It then passes through the Plainsboro Preserve, feeding a marsh. It joins with
Shallow Brook, its tributary, and crosses Scudders Mill Road, also known as CR-614. It crosses Princeton-Plainsboro Road in a dammed section known as Gordon Pond. It then drains into the Millstone River at .
Accessibility
The Devils Brook drains a large area in
Mercer and
Middlesex
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counties. There are many tributaries that cross roads, so it is easily accessible.
Tributaries
*
Shallow Brook
Sister tributaries
*
Beden Brook
*
Bear Brook
*
Cranbury Brook
*
Harrys Brook
*
Heathcote Brook
Heathcote Brook, also known as Heathcote Run, is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States
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*Indian Run Brook
*
Little Bear Brook
*Millstone Brook
*Peace Brook
*
Rocky Brook
*
Royce Brook
*
Simonson Brook
*
Six Mile Run
*
Stony Brook
*
Ten Mile Run
*Van Horn Brook
See also
*
List of rivers of New Jersey
References
External links
USGS Coordinates in Google Maps
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Tributaries of the Raritan River
Rivers of New Jersey
Rivers of Mercer County, New Jersey
Rivers of Middlesex County, New Jersey