Flat Brook
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Flat Brook is an 11.6 miles (18.7 km) tributary
of the Delaware River
in Sussex County
, New Jersey
in the United States
.
Upstream of the inflow of Little Flat Brook
, the brook is known as Big Flat Brook
.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Delaware River
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...
in Sussex County
Sussex County, New Jersey
The County of Sussex is the northernmost county in the State of New Jersey. It is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 Federal decennial census, 149,265 persons resided in Sussex County...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Upstream of the inflow of Little Flat Brook
Little Flat Brook
Little Flat Brook is a tributary of Flat Brook in Sussex County, New Jersey in the United States.Upstream of the confluence with Little Flat Brook, Flat Brook is known as Big Flat Brook.-References:...
, the brook is known as Big Flat Brook
Big Flat Brook
Big Flat Brook is the name of Flat Brook upstream of the inflow of Little Flat Brook, a tributary of the Delaware River, in Sussex County, New Jersey in the United States. Big Flat Brook is long.-References:...
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