Stony Brook (Green Brook tributary)

Last updated
Stony Brook
Stony Brook (Green Brook).JPG
Stony Brook map
Location
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates 40°39′12″N74°27′11″W / 40.65333°N 74.45306°W / 40.65333; -74.45306
Mouth  
 • coordinates
 40°36′28″N74°26′52″W / 40.60778°N 74.44778°W / 40.60778; -74.44778 Coordinates: 40°36′28″N74°26′52″W / 40.60778°N 74.44778°W / 40.60778; -74.44778
 • elevation
59 ft (18 m)
Basin features
Progression Green Brook, Bound Brook, Raritan River
River system Raritan River system
Tributaries 
 • right Crab Brook

Stony Brook is a tributary of Green Brook in central New Jersey in the United States. [1]

Contents

Course

The Stony Brook starts at 40°39′12″N74°27′11″W / 40.65333°N 74.45306°W / 40.65333; -74.45306 , near the intersection of Hillcrest Road and I-78. It flows southeast, crossing Stirling Road, before turning southwest. It then turns northeast and flows into Watchung Lake. In Watchung Lake, it joins an unnamed tributary from the northeast and another one from the southwest. It then leaves the lake and goes southeast through the town of Watchung. It passes through the Stony Brook Gorge in the first Watchung Mountain and over the Wetumpka Falls.

It crosses Route 22 and joins the Crab Brook. It then crosses Greenbrook Road and turns south. It crosses West End Avenue and drains into the Green Brook at 40°36′28″N74°26′52″W / 40.60778°N 74.44778°W / 40.60778; -74.44778 , in the Green Brook Park.

Tributaries

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manalapan Brook</span> Tributary of the South River in New Jersey

Manalapan Brook is a tributary of the South River in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, New Jersey in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stony Brook (Millstone River tributary)</span> River in the United States

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Millstone River</span> Tributary of the Raritan River in New Jersey, United States

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rocky Brook</span> River in the United States

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

Green Brook is a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States.

Ambrose Brook is a tributary of Green Brook in Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Six Mile Run (New Jersey)</span> River 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peters Brook (Stony Brook tributary)</span> River in the United States

Peters Brook is a tributary of Stony Brook in Mercer and Hunterdon counties, New Jersey in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oakeys Brook (New Jersey)</span> Tributary of a branch of the Raritan River

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ten Mile Run (New Jersey)</span> River in the United States

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Devils Brook</span> River in the United States

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cranbury Brook</span> River 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Little Bear Brook</span> River in the United States

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harrys Brook</span> River 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baldwins Creek</span> River in the United States

Baldwins Creek is a tributary of the Stony Brook in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Honey Branch</span> River in the United States

Honey Branch is a tributary of the Stony Brook in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Duck Pond Run</span> River in the United States

Duck Pond Run is a tributary of the Stony Brook in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Woodsville Brook</span> River in the United States

Woodsville Brook is a tributary of the Stony Brook in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crab Brook</span> Stream in New Jersey, United States

Crab Brook is a tributary of Stony Brook in central New Jersey in the United States.

References

  1. ↑ Gertler, Edward. Garden State Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2002. ISBN   0-9605908-8-9


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.