Cross Brook (New Jersey)

Cross Brook
Cross Brook crossing Jacques Lane
Origin	40°27′7″N 74°33′33″W / 40.45194°N 74.55917°W / 40.45194; -74.55917
Mouth	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
Basin countries	United States
Mouth elevation	59 ft (18 m)
River system	Raritan River system

Cross Brook is a tributary of the Six Mile Run, a stream that drains sections in Somerset and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey in the United States.^[1] It is a relatively small stream.

Course

Its source 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

• Nine Mile Run
• Steep Hill Brook
• Middlebush Brook

Gallery

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  Cross Brook crossing Jacques Lane

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  Cross Brook flowing through grasslands near its source

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  Cross Brook crossing Jacques Lane

See also

• List of rivers of New Jersey

References

1. ^ Township of Franklin Topo Map. Somerset County. 2008. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "GNIS Detail - Cross Brook". USGS. http://gnis.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=139:3:3509647530589276::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:2634409%2CCross%20Brook. Retrieved 31 July 2010. 

External links

• USGS Coordinates in Google Maps