Rocky Brook

Rocky Brook
	Map of Rocky Brook
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	40°13′8″N 74°24′37″W / 40.21889°N 74.41028°W
Mouth
• coordinates	40°17′18″N 74°32′23″W / 40.28833°N 74.53972°W
• elevation	79 ft (24 m)
Basin features
Progression	Millstone River, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean
River system	Raritan River system
Tributaries
• right	Timber Run

Rocky Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in Monmouth and Mercer counties, New Jersey in the United States.^[1]

Course

Perrineville Lake, the headwaters for Rocky Brook

Rocky Brook starts at 40°13′8″N 74°24′37″W / 40.21889°N 74.41028°W,^[2] near Perrineville. It flows parallel to CR-1 (Sweetmans Lane) before draining into Perrineville Lake. It continues flowing west into the northern areas of Perrineville Lake Park. It then turns northwest and crosses Perrineville Road and flows through the Etra Road Open Space area. It crosses Disbrow Hill Road and drains into the Etra Lake at 40°15′13″N 74°29′59″W / 40.25361°N 74.49972°W.^[2]

Waterfall from Peddie Lake

It continues flowing west alongside Etra Road and crosses the New Jersey Turnpike. It then flows into Peddie Lake in the heart of Hightstown. It crosses Route 33 and flows past the Town Center Plaza and Shopping Center before crossing Route 130 and the Hightstown Bypass. It then flows alongside the East Windsor Open Space Acquisition before draining into the Millstone River at 40°17′18″N 74°32′23″W / 40.28833°N 74.53972°W.^[2]

Tributaries

Timber Run

Lakes

There are numerous lakes that flow along the course of the brook. Notably, there is:

Perrineville Lake in Millstone

Lake Etra in East Windsor

Peddie Lake in Hightstown (in which it receives its namesake from the nearby Peddie School).

Lake Etra

Sister tributaries

Rocky Brook's sister tributaries include:

Beden Brook
Bear Brook
Cranbury Brook
Devils Brook
- Shallow Brook
Harrys Brook
Heathcote Brook
Indian Run Brook
Little Bear Brook
Millstone Brook
Peace Brook
Royce Brook
Simonson Brook
Six Mile Run
Stony Brook
Ten Mile Run
Van Horn Brook

References

^ Gertler, Edward. Garden State Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2002. ISBN 0-9605908-8-9
^ ^a ^b ^c "GNIS Detail - Rocky Brook". USGS. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

External links

USGS Coordinates in Google Maps

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

[gnis-2] "GNIS Detail - Rocky Brook". USGS. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

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