Millstone River

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The Millstone River is a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey, known for flowing through communities such as Princeton and serving as an important local waterway and historical corridor.

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Surface form Occurrences
Millstone River watershed 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy Interstate 95
New Jersey Route 27
New Jersey Turnpike
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 206
ecoregion Piedmont region
surface form: Piedmont physiographic province
flowsThrough East Windsor Township, New Jersey
Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
Millstone, New Jersey
Montgomery Township, New Jersey
Plainsboro Township
surface form: Plainsboro Township, New Jersey

Princeton, New Jersey, United States
surface form: Princeton, New Jersey

Rocky Hill, New Jersey
South Brunswick Township
surface form: South Brunswick Township, New Jersey

West Windsor Township
surface form: West Windsor Township, New Jersey
formsBoundaryBetween Mercer County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Middlesex County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Somerset County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
hasFeature Millstone River Wildlife Management Area
Millstone River floodplain forests
hasHistoricalSignificance associated with American Revolutionary War movements in New Jersey
served as a transportation corridor in colonial era
hasNameOrigin named for historic millstones and mills along its banks
hasTributary Bear Brook (Millstone River tributary)
Beden Brook
Carnegie Lake (outflow)
Cranbury Brook
Heathcote Brook
Stony Brook (Millstone River tributary)
locatedIn New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

central New Jersey
managedBy New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
mouthLocatedAt near Manville, New Jersey
mouthLocatedIn Raritan River
near Princeton University
partOf Raritan River
surface form: Raritan River watershed
region Mid-Atlantic states
surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States
state New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
tributaryOf Raritan River
usedFor canoeing
fishing
kayaking
local water supply
recreation
watercourseType non-tidal river

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Griggstown, New Jersey developedAlong Millstone River
Kingston, New Jersey hasWaterway Millstone River
Lake Carnegie inflow Millstone River
Griggstown, New Jersey locatedOn Millstone River
Kingston (part) locatedOn Millstone River
Plainsboro Township locatedOn Millstone River
this entity surface form: Millstone River watershed
Lake Carnegie locatedOnRiver Millstone River
Zarephath, New Jersey locatedOnRiver Millstone River
Lake Carnegie outflow Millstone River
Lake Carnegie partOf Millstone River
this entity surface form: Millstone River watershed
Raritan River tributary Millstone River