Devils Brook

Devils Brook
Devils Brook map
Origin	40°21′22″N 74°29′47″W / 40.35611°N 74.49639°W / 40.35611; -74.49639
Mouth	40°19′49″N 74°37′27″W / 40.33028°N 74.62417°W / 40.33028; -74.62417
Progression	Millstone River, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	United States
Mouth elevation	59 ft (18 m)
River system	Raritan River system
Left tributaries	Shallow Brook

Devils Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River found in central New Jersey, United States. It is a moderately large brook with many unnamed tributaries.

Course

The Devils Brook starts at 40°21′22″N 74°29′47″W / 40.35611°N 74.49639°W / 40.35611; -74.49639^[1], near exit 8A on the New Jersey Turnpike. It flows west, following Friendship Road. It then passes through the Plainsboro Preserve, where it feeds a marsh. It joins with Shallow Brook, its tributary, and crosses Scudders Mill Road, also known as CR-614. It crosses Princeton-Plainsboro Road in a dammed section of the brook known as Gordon Pond. It then drains into the Millstone River at 40°19′49″N 74°37′27″W / 40.33028°N 74.62417°W / 40.33028; -74.62417^[1].

Accessibility

The Devils Brook drains a large area in Mercer and Middlesex counties. There are many tributaries that cross roads, so it is easily accessible.

Tributaries

The Devils Brook has one tributary; the Shallow Brook.

Sister tributaries

• Beden Brook
• Bear Brook
• Cranbury Brook
• Harrys Brook
• Heathcote Brook
• Indian Run Brook
• Little Bear Brook
• Millstone Brook
• Peace Brook
• Rocky Brook
• Royce Brook
• Simonson Brook
• Six Mile Run
• Stony Brook
• Ten Mile Run
• Van Horn Brook

See also

• Millstone River
• List of rivers of New Jersey

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "GNIS Detail - Devils Brook". USGS. http://gnis.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=139:3:8952278180168298::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:875900%2CDevils%20Brook. Retrieved 6 July 2010. 

External links

• USGS Coordinates in Google Maps