Raritan River

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The Raritan River is a major river in central New Jersey that flows eastward into Raritan Bay and serves as an important natural and historical waterway for the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
adjacentTo Rutgers University
surface form: Rutgers University–New Brunswick
basinCountry United States of America
country United States of America
drainageBasin Raritan River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Raritan River watershed
ecoregion Atlantic coastal plain
emptiesInto Raritan Bay
flowsDirection eastward
flowsThrough Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
hasBridge Albany Street Bridge
John A. Lynch Sr. Memorial Bridge
hasEstuary tidal lower Raritan River
historicalUse industrial waterway
trade and commerce route
transportation route in colonial New Jersey
length approximately 112 km
approximately 70 miles
locatedIn Central New Jersey
New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean
Raritan Bay
notableFor environmental restoration efforts
role in development of central New Jersey
partOf Raritan River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Raritan River Basin
passesNear Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
surface form: Bridgewater, New Jersey

Edison, New Jersey
Piscataway, New Jersey
Somerville, New Jersey
passesThrough Highland Park, New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey
region Mid-Atlantic states
surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States
sourceLocation near Flemington, New Jersey
western New Jersey
state New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
tributary Bound Brook, New Jersey
surface form: Bound Brook

Green Brook
Lawrence Brook
Millstone River
Raritan River self-linksurface differs
surface form: North Branch Raritan River

Raritan River self-linksurface differs
surface form: South Branch Raritan River

South River
usedFor boating
fishing
recreation
water supply

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Delaware and Raritan Canal connectsTo Raritan River
Rutgers athletic events rowingVenue Raritan River
Livingston Campus adjacentTo Raritan River
Rutgers Athletic Center nearbyRiver Raritan River
New Jersey Route 18 follows Raritan River
New Jersey Route 18 crosses Raritan River
New Jersey Route 35 crosses Raritan River
East Brunswick, New Jersey locatedOnRiver Raritan River
this entity surface form: Raritan River (nearby)
Lawrence Brook tributaryOf Raritan River
Lawrence Brook mouth Raritan River
Bound Brook (stream) hasMouthIn Raritan River
Green Brook Flood Control Project componentArea Raritan River
this entity surface form: Lower Raritan River segment
Green Brook tributaryOf Raritan River
Green Brook hasMouthIn Raritan River
Duke Island Park adjacentTo Raritan River
Cranbury Brook riverSystem Raritan River
Heathcote Brook partOfRiverSystem Raritan River
The Hub City locatedOn Raritan River
Buccleuch Mansion area hasView Raritan River
South Branch, New Jersey locatedNear Raritan River
South River, New Jersey locatedNear Raritan River
Highland Park locatedNear Raritan River
subject surface form: Highland Park, New Jersey
South River tributaryOf Raritan River
subject surface form: South River (New Jersey)
South River mouthLocatedIn Raritan River
subject surface form: South River (New Jersey)
Albany Street Bridge crosses Raritan River
Albany Street Bridge crossesAt Raritan River
this entity surface form: Raritan River at New Brunswick–Highland Park
Queen’s Bridge crosses Raritan River
Raritan, New Jersey locatedOn Raritan River
Raritan, New Jersey namedAfter Raritan River
Raritan, New Jersey borderedBy Raritan River
Victory Bridge crosses Raritan River
College Avenue Campus adjacentTo Raritan River
Cook/Douglass Campus borderedBy Raritan River