The Bear Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River

Millstone River

The Millstone River is a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States.The Millstone River begins in western Monmouth County and flows northward through southern Somerset County into the Raritan River at Manville. Almost three quarters of its length is paralleled by...

 found in central New Jersey

New Jersey

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Course

The Bear Brook starts at 40°14′5"N 74°32′18"W, near exit 8 on the New Jersey Turnpike. It flows west, crossing the New Jersey Turnpike and Route 130 and flowing through the Bear Brook Park Acquisition. It turns northeast to join with another tributary and continues flowing northwest, receiving more tributaries. It crosses CR-571 (Princeton Hightstown Road) and Clarksville Road before draining into the Millstone River at 40°19′30"N 74°37′4"W, near Princeton Junction.

Sister tributaries

• Beden Brook
  Beden Brook
  Beden Brook, also Bedens Brook, Beden's Brook, or Beeden's Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States.-Course:The headwaters of the brook are variously given...
  
  
• Cranbury Brook
  Cranbury Brook
  The Cranbury Brook, also known as the Cranberry Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River found in central New Jersey, United States. It spans areas in Middlesex and Monmouth counties.-Course:...
  
  
• Devils Brook
  Devils 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:...
  
  
• Harrys Brook
  Harrys Brook
  The Harrys Brook, also known as the H. Greenlands Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in Mercer county, New Jersey, United States.-Course:...
  
  
• Heathcote Brook
  Heathcote Brook
  The Heathcote Brook, also known as the Heathcote Run, is a tributary of the Millstone River found in central New Jersey, United States. It has several tributaries, such as the Heathcote Brook Branch and the Carters Brook.-Course:...
  
  
• Indian Run Brook
• Little Bear Brook
  Little Bear Brook
  The Little Bear Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River found in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.-Course:The Little Bear Brook's source is at...
  
  
• Millstone Brook
• Peace Brook
• Rocky Brook
  Rocky Brook
  Rocky Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States. It runs through Monmouth and Mercer counties.-Course:...
  
  
• Royce Brook
• Simonson Brook
• Six Mile Run
  Six Mile Run (New Jersey)
  Six Mile Run is a tributary of the Millstone River that drains a large area in central Franklin Township in Somerset County and as well western portions of North Brunswick and South Brunswick Townships in Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States....
  
  
• Stony Brook
  Stony Brook (Millstone River)
  Stony Brook, also known as Stoney Brook, is a large tributary of the Millstone River in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.-Course:...
  
  
• Ten Mile Run
• Van Horn Brook

External links

• USGS Coordinates in Google Maps