| Peters Brook | |
|---|---|
Map of Peters Brook | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | 40°22′37″N74°51′55″W / 40.37694°N 74.86528°W |
| River mouth | 279 ft (85 m) 40°23′33″N74°50′3″W / 40.39250°N 74.83417°W Coordinates: 40°23′33″N74°50′3″W / 40.39250°N 74.83417°W |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Stony Brook (Millstone River), Millstone River, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Raritan River system |
Peters Brook is a tributary of Stony Brook in Mercer and Hunterdon 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.
Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Trenton, the state capital. The county constitutes the Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area and is considered part of the New York Metropolitan Area by the United States Census Bureau, but also directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is included within the Federal Communications Commission's Philadelphia Designated Market Area and the greater Philadelphia-Reading-Camden Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2017 Census estimate, the county's population was 374,733, making it the state's 12th-most populous county, an increase of 2.2% from the 2010 United States Census, when its population was enumerated at 366,513, in turn an increase of 15,752 (4.5%) from the 350,761 enumerated in the 2000 Census, retaining its position as the 12th-most populous county in the state.
Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2017 Census estimate, the county's population was 125,059, making it the state's 18th-most populous county, representing a 2.6% decrease from the 128,349 enumerated in the 2010 United States Census, in turn increasing by 6,360 (+5.2%) from the 121,989 counted in the 2000 Census, retaining its position as the state's 14th-most populous county. The percentage increase in population of 13.2% between 1990 and 2000 was the largest in New Jersey, almost triple the statewide increase of 4.5%, and the absolute increase in residents was the third highest. Its county seat is Flemington.
