Raritan River watershed
E577174
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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raritan River basin | 9 |
| Raritan River system | 2 |
| Raritan River system (via Raritan Bay) | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| basinSize |
approximately 1,100 square miles
ⓘ
approximately 2,850 square kilometers ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Bound Brook, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bridgewater, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Edison, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Highland Park, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ New Brunswick, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Perth Amboy, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Piscataway, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerville, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ South Amboy, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWatercourse |
Ambrose Brook
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black River NERFINISHED ⓘ Bound Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Cedar Grove Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Chamberlain Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuckels Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Delaware and Raritan Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Manalapan Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Matchaponix Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Millstone River NERFINISHED ⓘ Neshanic River NERFINISHED ⓘ North Branch Raritan River NERFINISHED ⓘ South Branch Raritan River NERFINISHED ⓘ South River NERFINISHED ⓘ Stony Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Weston Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossesCounty |
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercer County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Middlesex County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Monmouth County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Ocean County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Union County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainsInto |
Raritan Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raritan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Raritan Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
habitat fragmentation
ⓘ
nonpoint source pollution ⓘ stormwater runoff ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear |
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Amboy, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| locatedInRegion | Central New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorOutlet | Raritan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ Raritan Headwaters Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Ocean drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Raritan River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| usedFor |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Raritan River system
this entity surface form:
Raritan River basin
this entity surface form:
Raritan River basin
this entity surface form:
Raritan River system (via Raritan Bay)
this entity surface form:
Raritan River basin
this entity surface form:
Raritan River basin
this entity surface form:
Raritan River basin
this entity surface form:
Raritan River basin
this entity surface form:
Raritan River basin
this entity surface form:
Raritan River system
subject surface form:
South River (New Jersey)
subject surface form:
South River (New Jersey)
this entity surface form:
Raritan River basin
this entity surface form:
Raritan River basin