The Cranbury Brook, also known as the Cranberry Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River

Millstone River

The Millstone River is a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States.The Millstone River begins in western Monmouth County and flows northward through southern Somerset County into the Raritan River at Manville. Almost three quarters of its length is paralleled by...

 found in central New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States

United States

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. It spans areas in Middlesex

Middlesex County, New Jersey

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 and Monmouth

Monmouth County, New Jersey

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 counties.

Course

The Cranbury Brook starts at 40°15′37"N 74°24′5"W, 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, and is dam

Dam

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med 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

Cedar Brook (New Jersey)

Cedar Brook is a tributary of Cranbury Brook in Cranbury, New Jersey, United States.-Course:Cedar Brook starts at , near Exit 8A on the New Jersey Turnpike. It flows southwest, crossing Applegarth Road and Prospect Plains Road before crossing the Turnpike. It then crosses Cranbury-South River Road...

. It then crosses George Davison Ave and forms another dammed section called the Plainsboro Pond. It then crosses Maple Ave and drains into the Millstone River at 40°19′26"N 74°36′47"W.

Accessibility

The Cranbury Brook is easily accessed by the many roads that cross it, as well as its dammed sections such as the Brainerd Lake.

Sister tributaries

• Beden Brook
  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.-Course:The headwaters of the brook are variously given...
  
  
• Bear Brook
  Bear Brook (Millstone River)
  The Bear Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River found in central New Jersey, United States.-Course:The Bear Brook starts at , near exit 8 on the New Jersey Turnpike. It flows west, crossing the New Jersey Turnpike and Route 130 and flowing through the Bear Brook Park Acquisition...
  
  
• Devils Brook
  Devils Brook
  Devils Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River found in central New Jersey, United States. It is a moderately large brook with many unnamed tributaries.-Course:...
  
  
• Harrys Brook
  Harrys Brook
  The Harrys Brook, also known as the H. Greenlands Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in Mercer county, New Jersey, United States.-Course:...
  
  
• Heathcote Brook
  Heathcote Brook
  The Heathcote Brook, also known as the Heathcote Run, is a tributary of the Millstone River found in central New Jersey, United States. It has several tributaries, such as the Heathcote Brook Branch and the Carters Brook.-Course:...
  
  
• Indian Run Brook
• Little Bear Brook
  Little Bear Brook
  The Little Bear Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River found in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.-Course:The Little Bear Brook's source is at...
  
  
• Millstone Brook
• Peace Brook
• Rocky Brook
  Rocky Brook
  Rocky Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States. It runs through Monmouth and Mercer counties.-Course:...
  
  
• Royce Brook
• Simonson Brook
• Six Mile Run
  Six Mile Run (New Jersey)
  Six Mile Run is a tributary of the Millstone River that drains a large area in central Franklin Township in Somerset County and as well western portions of North Brunswick and South Brunswick Townships in Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States....
  
  
• Stony Brook
  Stony Brook (Millstone River)
  Stony Brook, also known as Stoney Brook, is a large tributary of the Millstone River in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.-Course:...
  
  
• Ten Mile Run
• Van Horn Brook

External links

• USGS Coordinates in Google Maps