Ireland Brook is a tributary

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of Lawrence Brook

Lawrence Brook

Lawrence Brook is a tributary of the Raritan River. Its entire course is in Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States.-Course:Originally a stream, its course now includes man-made lakes created by dams built in the 19th and 20th centuries: Deans Pond , Davidsons Mill Pond , Farrington Lake...

 in Middlesex County

Middlesex County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 750,162 people, 265,815 households, and 190,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,422 people per square mile . There were 273,637 housing units at an average density of 884 per square mile...

, New Jersey

New Jersey

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 in the United States

United States

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Ireland Brook is a moderately long stream that drains an area in central East Brunswick

East Brunswick Township, New Jersey

The town is located southwest of New York City and 48 miles northeast of Philadelphia.Lawrence Brook, a tributary of the Raritan River, runs along the western border of the township...

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Course

Its source is at 40°24′57"N 74°25′00"W, near the intersection of Cranbury Road and Rues Lane in east central East Brunswick. It crosses Fern Road, then runs through the East Brunswick Community Park and the Ireland Brook County Park. Crossing Dunhams Corner Road and the New Jersey Turnpike

New Jersey Turnpike

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, it continues running through the long Ireland Brook County Park. It crosses Fresh Ponds Road and Riva Avenue, and drains into the Farrington Lake

Farrington Lake

Farrington Lake is a scenic freshwater reservoir in Middlesex County, New Jersey near Milltown, New Jersey. Created by a dam on the Lawrence Brook, a tributary of the Raritan River, the lake is in fact a widened section of the Lawrence Brook...

, a dam

Dam

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med section of the Lawrence Brook, at 40°25′14"N 74°29′07"W.

Accessibility

This stream runs through a park, where it is easily accessible for about half of its distance. It also crosses many roads.

Sister tributaries

• Beaverdam Brook
  Beaverdam Brook (New Jersey)
  The Beaverdam Brook is a tributary of the Lawrence Brook in central East Brunswick, New Jersey in the United States.-Course:The source of the Beaverdam Brook is at in central East Brunswick, near the intersection of CR-617 with Dunhams Corner Road. It crosses Dutch Road and the New Jersey Turnpike...
  
  
• Great Ditch
  Great Ditch
  The Great Ditch is a drainage ditch that drains certain areas of the Pigeon Swamp State Park.-Course:The Great Ditch starts at , in the Pigeon Swamp State Park...
  
  
• Oakeys Brook
  Oakeys Brook (New Jersey)
  Oakeys Brook is a tributary of the Lawrence Brook, a branch of the Raritan River in Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States.Its source is in western South Brunswick. It drains into Farrington Lake in western East Brunswick.-Course:...
  
  
• Sawmill Brook
  Sawmill Brook (New Jersey)
  The Sawmill Brook is a tributary of the Lawrence Brook. It drains a section in northwestern East Brunswick, New Jersey in the United States.-Course:...
  
  
• Sucker Brook
  Sucker Brook
  Sucker Brook is a small tributary of the Lawrence Brook in central New Jersey in the United States.-Course:Its source is several pools located in a housing development at . It travels in a pipe under Route 130, and then runs between a housing development...
  
  
• Terhune Run
  Terhune Run
  The Terhune Run is a small tributary of the Lawrence Brook found in eastern South Brunswick, New Jersey, United States.-Course:The Terhune Run starts at , near the intersection of Route 1 and Major Road...
  
  
• Unnamed Brook in Rutgers Gardens
  Rutgers Gardens
  Rutgers Gardens are horticultural, display, and botanical gardens, including arboretums, located on the Cook Campus, Rutgers University, 112 Ryders Lane, North Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the United States...
  
  , unofficially named Doc Brook
• Unnamed Brook in Rutgers' Helyar Woods

External links

• USGS Coordinates in Google Maps