Stony Brook (Millstone River tributary)
Stony Brook Wopowog | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 40°24′22″N 74°51′26″W / 40.40611°N 74.85722°W |
Peters Brook, Stony Brook Branch, Woodsville Brook |
Stony Brook, also known as Stoney Brook,[1] (Lenape: Wopowog)[2] is a tributary of the Millstone River in Hunterdon and Mercer counties, New Jersey, in the United States.[3]
Course
Stony Brook starts at 40°24′22″N 74°51′26″W / 40.40611°N 74.85722°W,
It flows through Princeton Open Space Acquisition and then crosses Route 206. It then flows parallel to Quaker Road (CR-533) until it reaches the Delaware and Raritan Canal, where it turns northeast. It then receives Duck Pond Run from under the canal, crosses Alexander Street, and drains into Lake Carnegie on the Millstone River at 40°20′3″N 74°39′9″W / 40.33417°N 74.65250°W,[1] in the southeastern portion of Princeton.
Tributaries
- Baldwins Creek
- Duck Pond Run
- Honey Branch
- Lewis Brook
- Peters Brook
- Stony Brook Branch
- Woodsville Brook
Sister tributaries
- Beden Brook
- Bear Brook
- Cranbury Brook
- Devils Brook
- Harrys Brook
- Heathcote Brook
- Indian Run Brook
- Little Bear Brook
- Millstone Brook
- Peace Brook
- Rocky Brook
- Royce Brook
- Simonson Brook
- Six Mile Run
- Ten Mile Run
- Van Horn Brook
See also
References
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Stony Brook". USGS. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ "Green Oval Tour: A Snapshot of 18th Century Princeton". princetonhistory.org. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ISBN 0-9605908-8-9