Simonson Brook (New Jersey)

Simonson Brook
	Simonson Brook crossing Canal Road, near its mouth at the Millstone River
	Map of Simonson Brook
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Main source	40°24′58″N74°35′29″W / 40.41611°N 74.59139°W
River mouth	36 ft (11 m); 40°26′21″N74°37′3″W / 40.43917°N 74.61750°W Coordinates: 40°26′21″N74°37′3″W / 40.43917°N 74.61750°W
Basin features
Progression	Millstone River, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean

Last updated February 22, 2019

Simonson Brook, also known as Sunonson Brook,^[1] is a tributary of the Millstone River in southern Franklin Park, Somerset 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.

The Millstone River is a 38.6-mile-long (62.1 km) tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States.

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.

Course

Simonson Brook starts at 40°24′58″N74°35′29″W / 40.41611°N 74.59139°W / 40.41611; -74.59139 ,^[1] in southwestern Franklin Park near Route 27. It has several tributaries draining the area near Route 27. It runs through two housing developments then runs into the woods and flows near Bunker Hill Road, passing through the Bunker Hill Environmental Center and the Griggstown Native Grassland Preserve. It then crosses Canal Road and drains into the Millstone River at 40°26′21″N74°37′3″W / 40.43917°N 74.61750°W / 40.43917; -74.61750 .^[1]

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.

Simonson Brook is smaller than its fellow brooks, the Ten Mile Run and the Six Mile Run. Many of its stream beds are dry in summer.

Ten Mile Run is a tributary of the Millstone River, draining an area in southern South Brunswick and southern Franklin Park, New Jersey in the United States.

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.

Accessibility

Simonson Brook can be accessed by trails in the Griggstown Native Grassland Preserve, part of the Ten Mile Run Greenway. It also crosses several roads, such as Barbieri Court and Ridings Parkway. It is easily accessible at Canal Road.

Animal life

Simonson Brook has several slow spots which are home to frogs. It is characterized by deep pools in some tributaries which hold many fish.

Terrain

This stream is very rocky near its mouth, with broken slate covering the streambed. Occasional deep pools exist on the streambed. It is fed by periodic springs, making it dry up very easily when it is not raining. Fish have a difficult time living in the stream because it dries up often.

Sister tributaries

Beden Brook, also Bedens Brook, Beden's Brook, or Beeden's Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States.

Cranbury Brook, also known as Cranberry Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey in the United States.

Devils Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States.

Gallery

A branch of the Simonson Brook at Ridings Parkway, a dry bed
A branch of the Simonson Brook at Ridings Parkway, a deep pool containing many fish
Simonson Brook at Morrison Ave, a dry bed
Simonson Brook at Morrison Ave, a small stream flowing through wetlands
Simonson Brook at Barbieri Court, under a pipe
Simonson Brook at Barbieri Court, a small pool where fish live
Simonson Brook at Barbieri Court, the drainage of the pool
Simonson Brook running through the Bunker Hill Environmental Center
Simonson Brook running through the Bunker Hill Environmental Center
Simonson Brook at Canal Road, facing upstream
Simonson Brook at Canal Road, facing downstream

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Stony Brook, also known as Stoney Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in Hunterdon and Mercer counties, New Jersey, in the United States.

Rocky Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in Monmouth and Mercer counties, New Jersey in the United States.

Royce Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in Hillsborough and Manville, New Jersey in the United States.

Oakeys Brook is a tributary of Lawrence Brook, a branch of the Raritan River in Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States.

Nine Mile Run, known as Ninemile Run according to the USGS GNIS, is a moderately large tributary of the Six Mile Run, one of the branches of the Millstone River, in central New Jersey in the United States.

Middlebush Brook is a tributary of Six Mile Run in Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States.

Steep Hill Brook is a tributary of Six Mile Run in central and north central Franklin Park, Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States.

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

Pine Tree Run is a tributary of Pike Run in Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States.

Pike Run, also known as North Pike Run, is a tributary of Beden Brook in Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States. It is the namesake for the nearby residential development of Pike Run in Belle Mead, New Jersey.

Little Bear Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.

Harrys Brook, also known as the H. Greenlands Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.

Randolph Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in northern Franklin Park, New Jersey, United States.

Bear Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States.

References

1 2 3 "USGS GNIS - Simonson Brook". USGS. Retrieved 18 June 2010.

External links

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[gnis-1] 1 2 3 "USGS GNIS - Simonson Brook". USGS. Retrieved 18 June 2010.