Sawmill Brook (New Jersey)

Not to be confused with Saw Mill River.

Sawmill Brook
Sawmill Brook map
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	40°26′35″N 74°23′58″W
Mouth
• coordinates	40°27′34″N 74°25′53″W
• elevation	20 ft (6.1 m)
Basin features
Progression	Lawrence Brook, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean

Sawmill Brook is a tributary of Lawrence Brook in northwestern East Brunswick, New Jersey in the United States.

Course

The Sawmill Brook's official source is at 40°26′35″N 74°23′58″W.^[1] It runs through the industrialized section between Harts Lane and Route 18. It then crosses Harts Lane and runs through Tices Lane Park. Another branch from the south joins it, and it crosses Tices Lane. It crosses the New Jersey Turnpike and Ryders Lane, and drains into Westons Mill Pond, a dammed section of Lawrence Brook, at 40°27′34″N 74°25′53″W.

Accessibility

Sawmill Brook runs through heavily populated areas, so it is easy to access.

Sister tributaries

• Beaverdam Brook
• Great Ditch
• Ireland Brook
• Oakeys Brook
• Sucker Brook
• Terhune Run
• Unnamed Brook in Rutgers Gardens, unofficially named Doc Brook
• Unnamed Brook in Rutgers' Helyar Woods

See also

• List of rivers in New Jersey

References

1. "USGS GNIS - Sawmill Brook". USGS. Retrieved 9 June 2010.

External links

• USGS Coordinates in Google Maps