Cat Tail Brook

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Map of Cat Tail Brook
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source 40°26′26″N74°46′2″W / 40.44056°N 74.76722°W / 40.44056; -74.76722
River mouth 220 ft (67 m)
40°25′55″N74°43′44″W / 40.43194°N 74.72889°W / 40.43194; -74.72889 Coordinates: 40°25′55″N74°43′44″W / 40.43194°N 74.72889°W / 40.43194; -74.72889
Basin features
Progression Rock Brook, Beden Brook, Millstone River, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean
River system Raritan River system

Cat Tail Brook is a tributary of Rock Brook in central New Jersey in the United States.

Tributary stream or river that flows into a main stem river or lake

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean.

Rock Brook is a tributary of Beden Brook in Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States.

New Jersey State of the United States of America

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Northeastern United States. It is a peninsula, bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, particularly along the extent of the length of New York City on its western edge; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by the Delaware Bay and Delaware. New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state by area but the 11th-most populous, with 9 million residents as of 2017, and the most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states; its biggest city is Newark. New Jersey lies completely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia and was the second-wealthiest U.S. state by median household income as of 2017.

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Course

Cat Tail Brook originates in Sourland Mountain at 40°26′26″N74°46′2″W / 40.44056°N 74.76722°W / 40.44056; -74.76722 . [1] It flows southeast until it meets Rock Brook at the edge of Sourland Mountain at 40°25′55″N74°43′44″W / 40.43194°N 74.72889°W / 40.43194; -74.72889 . [1]

Sourland Mountain mountain in United States of America

Sourland Mountain is a 17 miles (27 km) long ridge in central New Jersey, extending from the Delaware River at Lambertville to the western end of Hillsborough Township near the community of Neshanic, through Montgomery Township and into Hopewell Township in Mercer County. It comprises the largest contiguous forest in Central Jersey, nearly 90 square miles (233 km2) in area. The highest point is only 568 feet (173 m) above sea level, but the way it rises steeply from the surrounding farmland has earned it the title of 'mountain'. The ridge itself sits within a larger area of rough terrain called The Sourlands.

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References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Cat Tail Brook". USGS. Retrieved 21 July 2010.


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