Cross Brook (New Jersey)

Cross Brook
	Cross Brook crossing Jacques Lane
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Main source	40°27′7″N74°33′33″W / 40.45194°N 74.55917°W
River mouth	59 ft (18 m); 40°28′23″N74°33′6″W / 40.47306°N 74.55167°W Coordinates: 40°28′23″N74°33′6″W / 40.47306°N 74.55167°W
Basin features
Progression	Six Mile Run, Millstone River, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean
River system	Raritan River system

Last updated March 22, 2019

Cross Brook is a tributary of Six Mile Run in Somerset and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey in the United States.^[1]

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.

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.

Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2017 Census estimate, the county's population was 335,432, a 3.7% increase from the 2010 United States Census, making it the 13th-most populous of the state's 21 counties. Somerset County is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville. The most populous place was Franklin Township, with 62,300 residents at the time of the 2010 Census, while Hillsborough Township, covered 55.00 square miles (142.4 km²), the largest total area of any municipality.

Course

The source of Cross Brook is near Suydam Road in eastern Franklin Park, at 40°27′7″N74°33′33″W / 40.45194°N 74.55917°W / 40.45194; -74.55917 .^[2] It flows through the Six Mile Run Reservoir Site and crosses Jacques Lane. After Jacques Lane it drains into the Six Mile Run at 40°28′23″N74°33′6″W / 40.47306°N 74.55167°W / 40.47306; -74.55167 .^[2]

Franklin Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 13,295. Route 27 bisects the village and serves as the dividing line between the two counties. The adjacent sections of South Brunswick and North Brunswick, Middlesex County on the east side of Route 27 are also known as Franklin Park, but are not included within the CDP's boundaries.

The Six Mile Run Reservoir Site, part of the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, is located in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It is adjacent to the Delaware and Raritan Canal. It covers 3,037 acres (12.29 km²). The reservoir plan was to flood the Six Mile Run watershed. The Six Mile Run is a tributary of the Millstone River that, with its tributaries, drains a large area in central Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey and western portions of North Brunswick and South Brunswick Townships in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It derives its name, along with other streams, from the distance early surveyors estimated it was from the point where the historic King's Highway left the Raritan River at New Brunswick to the point the roadway crossed the stream. The estimates were not very accurate but the stream names have remained in use ever since.

Animal life

Cross Brook is a slow-moving stream, although it is not marshy. Some species of fish may be expected to be found in it.

Terrain

The Cross Brook starts as a lake which drains into grasslands, forming a marshy area around its source. It is still muddy farther downstream. It tends to be a wide, slow, deep stream.

Accessibility

Cross Brook is a short stream, only crossing one road. There are a few trails in the woods that lead to it.

Gallery

Cross Brook crossing Jacques Lane
Cross Brook flowing through grasslands near its source
Cross Brook crossing Jacques Lane

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References

↑ Township of Franklin Topo Map. Somerset County. 2008.
1 2 "GNIS Detail - Cross Brook". USGS. Retrieved 31 July 2010.

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[1] Township of Franklin Topo Map. Somerset County. 2008.

[gnis-2] 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Cross Brook". USGS. Retrieved 31 July 2010.