Primrose 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
Passaic River
The Passaic River ( or ) is a river, approximately long, in North Jersey, northern New Jersey. The river in its upper course flows in a highly circuitous route, meandering through the swamp lowlands between the ridge hills of rural and suburb ...
in the
Jockey Hollow
Jockey Hollow is the name of an area in southern Morris County, New Jersey, which was farmed in the 18th century by the Wick, Guerin, and Kemble families.
The origin of the name is still uncertain, but it was a farming property during the Amer ...
section of the
Morristown National Historical Park
Morristown National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park, headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, consisting of four sites important during the American Revolutionary War: Jockey Hollow, Ford Mansion, Fort Nonsense, ...
of northern
New Jersey
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in the
United States
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.
Primrose Brook rises near Post House Road in
Harding, flowing South South East through the
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is located in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Established in 1960, it is among what has grown to be 806 refuges in the United States National Wildlife Refuge System.
The first part of what was ...
to where it joins
Great Brook in Harding and then empties into the Passaic River.
See also
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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 ...
External links
Streams of the Great Swamp Watershed: Primrose Brook
Tributaries of the Passaic River
Rivers of New Jersey
Rivers of Morris County, New Jersey
Rivers of Somerset County, New Jersey
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