Manalapan Brook

Manalapan Brook is a tributary of the South River in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, New Jersey in the United States.[1]

Manalapan Brook facing west

Course

The Manalapan Brook's source is at 40°11′26″N 74°23′51″W[2] in Monmouth County, a few miles south of Monmouth Battlefield State Park, adjacent to the headwaters of Matchaponix Brook.[1] It flows generally north, heading to Jamesburg. After crossing a dammed section named Lake Manalapan, it continues north along CR 615 (Main Street) then flowing into Devoe Lake in Spotswood. The flow then merges with Matchaponix Brook in Spotswood forming the South River. It crosses under Route 18 and continues to the Raritan River, where it ends at 40°23′33″N 74°22′58″W.

Name

Manalapan is Lenape for "good cultivation" or "good country".[1] The name also derives from Manalapan Township, one of the several municipalities the stream flows through.

See also

References
  1. Gertler, Edward. Garden State Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2002. ISBN 0-9605908-8-9
  2. "USGS GNIS - Manalapan Brook". USGS. Retrieved 14 June 2010.



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