Sucker Brook (Lawrence Brook tributary)

Sucker Brook is a tributary of Lawrence Brook in central New Jersey in the United States.

Sucker Brook
Map of Sucker Brook
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates40°27′40″N 74°27′09″W / 40.46111°N 74.45250°W / 40.46111; -74.45250
Mouth 
 • coordinates
40°26′58″N 74°26′52″W / 40.44944°N 74.44778°W / 40.44944; -74.44778
 • elevation
23 ft (7.0 m)
Basin features
ProgressionLawrence Brook, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean

Course

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The source of Sucker Brook is several pools located in a housing development at 40°27′40″N 74°27′09″W / 40.46111°N 74.45250°W / 40.46111; -74.45250. It travels in a pipe under Route 130, and then runs between a housing development. It drains into Lawrence Brook at 40°26′58″N 74°26′52″W / 40.44944°N 74.44778°W / 40.44944; -74.44778 near Westons Mill Pond, a dammed section of Lawrence Brook.[1]

Sister tributaries

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History

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Map of North Brunswick, New Jersey, 1876. Sucker Brook flows to Lawrence Brook below Milltown at the upper right.

An 1876 map of North Brunswick shows that Sucker Brook at one time transversed the present day U.S. 1, Milltown Road, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st Avenues, and Allgair Avenue, and ended near Nassau Street east of George's Road.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "USGS GNIS - Sucker Brook". USGS. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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