Cranbury Brook, also known as Cranberry Brook,
is a
tributary of the
Millstone River in
Middlesex and
Monmouth Counties,
New Jersey in the
United States.
Course
Cranbury Brook starts at ,
near the intersection of
SR-33, Dugans Grove Road, and Iron Ore Road. It flows westward, crossing Perrineville Road. It receives several tributaries from the area and crosses Union Valley Road and Applegarth Road. It then crosses the
New Jersey Turnpike
The New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) is a system of controlled-access highways in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The turnpike is maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA).The Garden State Parkway, although maintained by NJTA, is not consi ...
, and is dammed to form Brainerd Lake. As a lake it crosses
Route 130 and South Main Street in the town of
Cranbury. It continues flowing west through the Cranbury Preserve and receives the
Cedar Brook. It then crosses George Davison Ave and forms another dammed section known as Plainsboro Pond. It then crosses Maple Ave and drains into the Millstone River at .
Accessibility
Cranbury Brook is easily accessed by many road crossings and dammed sections such as Brainerd Lake.
Sister tributaries
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Beden Brook
Beden Brook, also Bedens Brook, Beden's Brook, or Beeden's Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
Course
The headwaters of the broo ...
*
Bear Brook
*
Devils Brook
*
Harrys Brook
*
Heathcote Brook
*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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Rivers of New Jersey
Tributaries of the Raritan River
Rivers of Middlesex County, New Jersey
Rivers of Monmouth County, New Jersey