Cross Brook (New Jersey)

Cross Brook

A stream crossing Jacques Lane

Cross Brook crossing Jacques Lane
Country United States
Basin
Main source 40°27′7″N 74°33′33″W / 40.45194°N 74.55917°W / 40.45194; -74.55917
River mouth 59 ft (18 m)
40°28′23″N 74°33′6″W / 40.47306°N 74.55167°W / 40.47306; -74.55167Coordinates: 40°28′23″N 74°33′6″W / 40.47306°N 74.55167°W / 40.47306; -74.55167
Progression Six Mile Run, Millstone River, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean
River system Raritan River system

Cross Brook is a tributary of Six Mile Run in Somerset and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey in the United States.[1]

Course

The source of Cross Brook is near Suydam Road in eastern Franklin Park, at 40°27′7″N 74°33′33″W / 40.45194°N 74.55917°W / 40.45194; -74.55917.[2] It flows through the Six Mile Run Reservoir Site and crosses Jacques Lane. After Jacques Lane it drains into the Six Mile Run at 40°28′23″N 74°33′6″W / 40.47306°N 74.55167°W / 40.47306; -74.55167.[2]

Animal life

Cross Brook is a slow-moving stream, although it is not marshy. Some species of fish may be expected to be found in it.

Terrain

The Cross Brook starts as a lake which drains into grasslands, forming a marshy area around its source. It is still muddy farther downstream. It tends to be a wide, slow, deep stream.

Accessibility

Cross Brook is a short stream, only crossing one road. There are a few trails in the woods that lead to it.

Sister tributaries

See also

References

  1. ↑ Township of Franklin Topo Map. Somerset County. 2008.
  2. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Cross Brook". USGS. Retrieved 31 July 2010.


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