Cranbury Brook, also known as Cranberry Brook,
is a
tributary
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of the
Millstone River
The Millstone River is a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
The Millstone River begins in western Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth Co ...
in
Middlesex
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and
Monmouth Counties,
New Jersey
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in the
United States
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.
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
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, 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
*
Beden Brook
*
Bear Brook
*
Devils 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
Royce Brook (sometimes referred to as Royces Brook, Royces Branch, or Royce Brook River) is a tributary of the Millstone River in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, Hillsborough and Manville, New Jersey, Manville, New Jersey in the United States ...
*
Simonson Brook
*
Six Mile Run
*
Stony Brook
*
Ten Mile Run
*Van Horn Brook
See also
*
List of rivers of New Jersey
This is a list of streams and rivers of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
The list of New Jersey rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers, as well as smaller streams such as branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc. found throu ...
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