Mile Run (New Jersey)

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Location
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates 40°28′14″N74°28′48″W / 40.47056°N 74.48000°W / 40.47056; -74.48000
Mouth  
  coordinates
40°28′38″N74°28′3″W / 40.47722°N 74.46750°W / 40.47722; -74.46750
  elevation
16 ft (4.9 m)
Basin features
Progression Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean

Mile Run is a tributary of the Raritan River in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in the United States.

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Its name is derived from the distance early surveyors estimated it was on the historic King's Highway, Route 27, from the Raritan River crossing. Other streams, such as the Six Mile Run and the Nine Mile Run are named similarly.

Course

Mile Run drains an area in the suburbs of New Brunswick. Its source is at 40°28′14″N74°28′48″W / 40.47056°N 74.48000°W / 40.47056; -74.48000 , [1] near the intersection of How Lane (CR-680) and Jersey Avenue (SR-91). It crosses Jersey Avenue and flows through a residential development near Livingston Avenue (SR-26). It then crosses some railroad tracks and crosses Jersey Ave. It crosses French Street (SR-27) one mile from the Raritan River, giving it its name. It flows between residential areas and crosses Hamilton Street. It joins a tributary from the south and crosses Easton Ave and Landing Lane before draining into the Raritan River at 40°28′38″N74°28′3″W / 40.47722°N 74.46750°W / 40.47722; -74.46750 . [1]

Mile Run forms part of the boundary between Somerset and Middlesex Counties.

Accessibility

Mile Run flows through a heavily developed area, making it easily accessible. [2]

Animal life

Mile Run has stress on it because of the city surrounding it, possibly harming the aquatic life.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Mile Run". USGS. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  2. "The Park System of New Brunswick, New Jersey" (PDF). The Trust for Public Land. August 2011.