Pike Run

Pike Run
Map of Pike Run
Origin	40°27′19″N 74°39′4″W / 40.45528°N 74.65111°W / 40.45528; -74.65111
Mouth	40°25′9″N 74°38′22″W / 40.41917°N 74.63944°W / 40.41917; -74.63944
Progression	Beden Brook, Millstone River, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	United States
Mouth elevation	43 ft (13 m)
River system	Raritan River system
Left tributaries	Pine Tree Run
Right tributaries	Back Brook, Cruser Brook

The Pike Run, also known as the North Pike Run, is a tributary of the Beden Brook found in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It is the namesake for the nearby residential development of Pike Run in Belle Mead, New Jersey.

Course

The Pike Run starts at 40°27′19″N 74°39′4″W / 40.45528°N 74.65111°W / 40.45528; -74.65111^[1], near the intersection of Route 206 and Belle Mead-Griggstown Road. The stream does not have a specific source. One source is at the eastern edge of the Sourland Mountains, while another branch comes from the Pine Brook Country Club. The Cruser Brook joins it, and it flows south and joins Back Brook and Pine Tree Run. It then crosses River Road and drains into the Beden Brook at 40°25′9″N 74°38′22″W / 40.41917°N 74.63944°W / 40.41917; -74.63944^[1].

Tributaries

The Pike Run has several tributaries:

• Pine Tree Run
• Back Brook
  • Branch Back Brook
• Cruser Brook
  • Roaring Brook

Sister tributary

• Rock Brook

See also

• List of rivers of New Jersey
• Millstone River

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "GNIS Detail - Pike Run". USGS. http://gnis.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=139:3:4270984338033599::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:879284%2CPike%20Run. Retrieved 21 July 2010. 

External links

• USGS Coordinates in Google Maps