Manalapan Brook

Manalapan Brook is a moderately large tributary of the South River in central New Jersey in the United States. It drains an area in both Monmouth and Middlesex counties.

Course

The Manalapan Brook's official source is at 40°11′26″N 74°23′51″W / 40.19056°N 74.3975°W / 40.19056; -74.3975^[1] in Monmouth County. It flows generally north, heading to Jamesburg. After crossing a dammed section of it named Lake Manalapan, it continues north along CR-615 (Main Street). It crosses Route 18 and continues to the Raritan River, where it ends at 40°23′33″N 74°22′58″W / 40.3925°N 74.38278°W / 40.3925; -74.38278^[1]

Name

Manalapan Brook is in Lenape for "good cultivation" or "good country".

Accessibility

Manalapan Brook crosses many roads, making it very easy to access and see.

See also

• List of rivers of New Jersey

References

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

1. ^ ^{a b} "USGS GNIS - Manalapan Brook". USGS. http://gnis.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=139:3:1219154300955903::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:878058%2CManalapan%20Brook. Retrieved 14 June 2010. 

External links

• Monmouth Battlefield State Park
• U.S. Geological Survey: NJ stream gaging stations

Coordinates: 40°21′16″N 74°25′59″W / 40.354361°N 74.433188°W / 40.354361; -74.433188