Raritan River watershed

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The Raritan River watershed is a major drainage basin in central New Jersey that collects and channels water from numerous rivers, streams, and valleys into the Raritan River before it empties into Raritan Bay.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
watershed
basinSize approximately 1,100 square miles
approximately 2,850 square kilometers
containsCity Bound Brook, New Jersey
Bridgewater, New Jersey
Edison, New Jersey
Highland Park, New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
linked to: Perth Amboy

Piscataway, New Jersey
Somerville, New Jersey
South Amboy, New Jersey
containsWatercourse Ambrose Brook
linked to: Chamberlain Brook

Black River
Bound Brook
Cedar Grove Brook
Chamberlain Brook
Cuckels Brook
Delaware and Raritan Canal
Green Brook
Lawrence Brook
Manalapan Brook
Matchaponix Brook
Millstone River
Neshanic River
North Branch Raritan River
South Branch Raritan River
South River
Stony Brook
Weston Canal
country United States
crossesCounty Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey
Ocean County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
drainsInto Raritan Bay
Raritan River
emptiesInto Raritan Bay
environmentalConcern habitat fragmentation
nonpoint source pollution
stormwater runoff
hasMouthNear Perth Amboy, New Jersey
linked to: Perth Amboy

South Amboy, New Jersey
locatedIn New Jersey
locatedInRegion Central New Jersey
majorOutlet Raritan River
monitoredBy Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Raritan Headwaters Association
partOf Atlantic Ocean drainage basin
riverSystem Raritan River system
linked to: Raritan River
state New Jersey
usedFor drinking water supply
fisheries
industrial water supply
recreation

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Raritan Valley partOf Raritan River watershed
Stony Brook (Millstone River tributary) partOf Raritan River watershed
Stony Brook (Millstone River tributary) tributaryOf Raritan River system
linked to: Raritan River watershed
Bear Brook (Millstone River tributary) partOf Raritan River watershed
Bear Brook (Millstone River tributary) hydrologicalSystem Raritan River basin
linked to: Raritan River watershed
Lawrence Brook partOf Raritan River basin
linked to: Raritan River watershed
Sandy Hook Bay locatedAtMouthOf Raritan River system (via Raritan Bay)
linked to: Raritan River watershed
Bound Brook (stream) partOf Raritan River watershed
Beden Brook partOfRiverSystem Raritan River basin
linked to: Raritan River watershed
Green Brook partOf Raritan River watershed
Green Brook locatedIn Raritan River basin
linked to: Raritan River watershed
Heathcote Brook partOf Raritan River basin
linked to: Raritan River watershed
Heathcote Brook drainageBasin Raritan River basin
linked to: Raritan River watershed
Sourland Mountains drainageBasin Raritan River watershed
Belle Mead, New Jersey locatedIn Raritan River watershed
Belle Mead, New Jersey adjacentWatercourse Raritan River basin
linked to: Raritan River watershed
South Branch, New Jersey partOf Raritan River watershed
Lake Hopatcong locatedIn Raritan River watershed
Navesink River partOf Raritan River system
linked to: Raritan River watershed
South River (New Jersey) partOf Raritan River watershed
subject linked to: South River
South River (New Jersey) drainageBasin Raritan River basin
subject linked to: South River
linked to: Raritan River watershed
Lamington River riverSystem Raritan River watershed
Lamington River partOf Raritan River basin
linked to: Raritan River watershed
South Branch Raritan River riverSystem Raritan River watershed
South Branch Raritan River partOf Raritan River basin
linked to: Raritan River watershed
North Branch Raritan River riverSystem Raritan River watershed
North Branch Raritan River partOf Raritan River basin
linked to: Raritan River watershed
Raritan Valley region partOf Raritan River watershed
Carnegie Lake partOf Raritan River basin
linked to: Raritan River watershed
Spruce Run Reservoir locatedInHydrologicSystem Raritan River basin
linked to: Raritan River watershed
Action at Bound Brook geographicalContext Raritan River valley
linked to: Raritan River watershed
Natirar Mansion locatedNear Raritan River watershed
Six Mile Run (stream) riverSystem Raritan River watershed
subject linked to: Six Mile Run stream
Raritan partOfRegion Raritan River basin
linked to: Raritan River watershed