The Ten Mile Run 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...

. It drains an area in southern South Brunswick

South Brunswick Township, New Jersey

South Brunswick Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 43,417....

 and southern Franklin Park

Franklin Park

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. Its name is derived from the distance early surveyors estimated it was from the Raritan River

Raritan River

The Raritan River is a major river of central New Jersey in the United States. Its watershed drains much of the mountainous area of the central part of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay on the Atlantic Ocean.-Description:...

 on the historic Kings Highway, now Route 27

Route 27 (New Jersey)

Route 27 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. It runs from U.S. Route 206 in Princeton Borough, Mercer County northeast to an interchange with Route 21 and Broad Street in Newark, Essex County. The route passes through many communities along the way, including New Brunswick, Metuchen,...

.

Course

The Ten Mile Run starts at 40°24′39"N 74°35′27"W, near the intersection of the Georgetown-Franklin Turnpike and Route 27. It crosses Route 27 and Gateway Boulevard. It then runs through the edge of a residential development and crosses New Road. It then joins several other tributaries that come from the development. It crosses Route 27 again, where it is marked with a sign. It follows a course roughly parallel to Bunker Hill Road and flows through Bunker Hill Golf Course. It crosses Butler Road and receives more tributaries. It flows through the T&C Preservation Land adjacent to the Delaware and Raritan Canal

Delaware and Raritan Canal

The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a canal in central New Jersey, United States, built in the 1830s that served to connect the Delaware River to the Raritan River. It was intended as an efficient and reliable means of transportation of freight between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York City,...

 and drains into the Millstone River at 40°27′28"N 74°35′29"W.

Accessibility

This stream is accessible by both road and trail in many places, such as the Bunker Hill Golf Course, the Bunker Hill Natural Area, the Ten Mile Run Greenway, and several others.

Animal life

This stream is home to a multitude of small fishes with sizes ranging from 1 to 6 inches. It also is home to several frogs in the slow-moving places. Several crayfish may be found through baiting or diligent searching.

Terrain

This stream is generally rocky. Its tributaries in the residential development are completely rocky and come from springs routed underground through storm drainage systems. Near Butler Road, the stream has natural floors, smooth rocks covering the streambed. They tend to be slippery from underwater plants. Some shale cliffs are present near the stream, similar to but smaller than the ones lining the Nine Mile Run. Farther downstream, sandy streambeds predominate.

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:...
  
  
• 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:...
  
  
• Van Horn Brook

External links

• USGS Coordinates in Google Maps