Rocky 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 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...

 in central New Jersey

New Jersey

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 in the United States

United States

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. It runs through Monmouth

Monmouth County, New Jersey

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 and Mercer

Mercer County, New Jersey

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 counties.

Course

The Rocky Brook starts at 40°13′8"N 74°24′37"W, near Perrineville. It flows parallel to CR-1 (Sweetmans Lane) before draining into Perrineville Lake. It continues flowing west into the northern areas of Perrineville Lake Park. It then turns northwest and crosses Perrineville Road and flows through the Etra Road Open Space area. It crosses Disbrow Hill Road and drains into the Etra Lake at 40°15′13"N 74°29′59"W. It continues flowing west alongside Etra Road and crosses the New Jersey Turnpike. It then flows into Peddie Lake in the heart of Hightstown. It crosses Route 33 and flows past the Town Center Plaza and Shopping Center before crossing Route 130 and the Hightstown Bypass

Route 133 (New Jersey)

Route 133 is a major state freeway located entirely in East Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. The route runs as a long four-lane bypass of Hightstown from County Route 571 at Windsor Center to the four-lane New Jersey Route 33 east of Hightstown...

. It then flows alongside the East Windsor Open Space Acquisition before draining into the Millstone River at 40°17′18"N 74°32′23"W.

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...
  
  
• Bear Brook
  Bear Brook (Millstone River)
  The Bear Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River found in central New Jersey, United States.-Course:The Bear Brook starts at , 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...
  
  
• 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:...
  
  
  • Shallow Brook
    Shallow Brook
    The Shallow Brook is a tributary of the Devils Brook found in central New Jersey, United States. It flows generally parallel to the Devils Brook, draining a similar area in Middlesex and Mercer counties.-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
• 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