Back Brook (New Jersey)

Back Brook
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
⁃ coordinates	40°26′34″N74°42′36″W / 40.44278°N 74.71000°W
Mouth
⁃ coordinates	40°26′22″N74°38′46″W / 40.43944°N 74.64611°W Coordinates: 40°26′22″N74°38′46″W / 40.43944°N 74.64611°W
⁃ elevation	56 ft (17 m)
Basin features
Progression	Pike Run, Beden Brook, Millstone River, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean
River system	Raritan River system
Tributaries
⁃ right	Branch Back Brook

Last updated June 26, 2020

Back Brook is a tributary of Pike Run in Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States. It is located on the east side of Sourland Mountain.

Course

Back Brook starts at 40°26′34″N74°42′36″W / 40.44278°N 74.71000°W / 40.44278; -74.71000 ,^[1] on the edge of Sourland Mountain. It flows eastward, crossing Blawenburg-Belle Mead Road and Sunset Road before running through Schuss Woods and the McAlpin Farm Easement. It then crosses Route 206 and flows through Oxbridge before entering Pike Run at 40°26′22″N74°38′46″W / 40.43944°N 74.64611°W / 40.43944; -74.64611 .^[1]

Tributaries

Branch Back Brook

Sister tributaries

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References

1 2 "GNIS Detail - Back Brook". USGS. Retrieved 21 July 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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[gnis-1] 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Back Brook". USGS. Retrieved 21 July 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}