Heathcote Brook Branch

Heathcote Brook Branch
	Heathcote Brook Branch Map
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Main source	40°24′9″N74°34′31″W / 40.40250°N 74.57528°W
River mouth	72 ft (22 m); 40°22′36″N74°34′39″W / 40.37667°N 74.57750°W Coordinates: 40°22′36″N74°34′39″W / 40.37667°N 74.57750°W
Basin features
Progression	Heathcote Brook, Millstone River, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean
River system	Raritan River system

Last updated April 06, 2019

The Heathcote Brook Branch is a tributary of Heathcote Brook in southern Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States.

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.

Heathcote Brook, also known as Heathcote Run, is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States.

Middlesex County is a county located in north- central New Jersey, United States. In 2017 the Census Bureau estimated the county's population at 842,798, making it the state's second-most populous county, an increase of 4.1% from 809,858 in the 2010 census. Middlesex is part of the New York metropolitan area, and its county seat is New Brunswick. The center of population of the state of New Jersey is located in Middlesex County, in East Brunswick Township, just east of the New Jersey Turnpike. The 2000 Census showed that the county ranked 63rd in the United States among the highest-income counties by median household. The Bureau of Economic Analysis ranked the county as having the 143rd-highest per capita income of all 3,113 counties in the United States as of 2009. Middlesex County holds the nickname, "The Greatest County in the Land".

Course

The Heathcote Brook Branch source is at 40°24′9″N74°34′31″W / 40.40250°N 74.57528°W / 40.40250; -74.57528 ,^[1] about equidistant from Route 1 and Route 27. It flows between several housing developments and crosses Promenade Boulevard. It then crosses Route 1 and drains into Heathcote Brook at 40°22′36″N74°34′39″W / 40.37667°N 74.57750°W / 40.37667; -74.57750 .^[1]

U.S. Route 1 highway in the United States

U.S. Route 1 (US 1) is a major north–south U.S. Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs 2,369 miles (3,813 km), from Key West, Florida north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canada–US border, making it the longest north–south road in the United States. US 1 is generally paralleled by I-95, though the former is significantly farther west (inland) between Jacksonville, Florida, and Petersburg, Virginia. The highway connects most of the major cities of the East Coast—including Miami, Jacksonville, Richmond, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston and Portland, passing from the Southeastern United States to New England.

Route 27 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. It runs 38.53 mi (62.01 km) from U.S. Route 206 in Princeton, Mercer County northeast to an interchange with Route 21 and Broad Street in Newark, Essex County. The route passes through many communities along the way, including New Brunswick, Metuchen, Rahway, and Elizabeth. Route 27 is a two- to four-lane undivided highway for most of its length, passing through a variety of urban and suburban environments. It intersects many roads along the way, including Route 18 in New Brunswick, Interstate 287 in Edison, the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge Township, Route 35 in Rahway, Route 28 in Elizabeth, and U.S. Route 22 in Newark. Route 27 crosses the Raritan River on the Albany Street Bridge, which connects Highland Park on the east with New Brunswick on the west.

Accessibility

The Heathcote Brook Branch is small and crosses few roads, so it is not easily accessible. However it may be accessed from Heathcote Brook.

Sister tributary

Carters Brook

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References

1 2 "GNIS Detail - Heathcote Brook Branch". USGS. Retrieved 4 July 2010.

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[gnis-1] 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Heathcote Brook Branch". USGS. Retrieved 4 July 2010.