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Devils Brook is a
tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''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 into which they ...
of the Millstone River in central
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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
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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
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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 The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily l ...
*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
{{authority control Tributaries of the Raritan River Rivers of New Jersey Rivers of Mercer County, New Jersey Rivers of Middlesex County, New Jersey