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Weasel Brook
Weasel Brook is a tributary of the Passaic River, Passaic River in Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The brook begins in Clifton, New Jersey's Albion section near Ravine Park, passes under several major roads before it reaches Weasel Brook Park, a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park named for the brook, where it bisects the park. The brook then goes underground for some time, emerging near Clifton Public School #17 in the Botany section of the city. It then goes underground again, emerging in Passaic, New Jersey where it finally empties into the Passaic near NJ-21. See also *List of rivers of New Jersey It flows generally west to east. Rivers of Passaic County, New Jersey Tributaries of the Passaic River Rivers of New Jersey Clifton, New Jersey {{NewJersey-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. PhysicalGeography.net, Michael Pidwir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
