Sucker Brook
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Sucker Brook is a small tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of the Lawrence Brook
Lawrence Brook
Lawrence Brook is a tributary of the Raritan River. Its entire course is in Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States.-Course:Originally a stream, its course now includes man-made lakes created by dams built in the 19th and 20th centuries: Deans Pond , Davidsons Mill Pond , Farrington Lake...

 in central New Jersey
New Jersey
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 in the United States
United States
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Course

Its source is several pools located in a housing development at 40°27′40"N 74°27′09"W. It travels in a pipe under Route 130, and then runs between a housing development. It drains into the Lawrence Brook at 40°26′58"N 74°26′52"W near Westons Mill Pond
Westons Mill Pond
The Westons Mill Pond is a dammed section of the Lawrence Brook located in East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. It is one of a series of dams on the Lawrence Brook. The Westons Mill Pond Dam is the dam that controls reservoir output.-The dam:...

, a dam
Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...

med section of the Lawrence Brook.

Sister tributaries

  • Beaverdam Brook
    Beaverdam Brook (New Jersey)
    The Beaverdam Brook is a tributary of the Lawrence Brook in central East Brunswick, New Jersey in the United States.-Course:The source of the Beaverdam Brook is at in central East Brunswick, near the intersection of CR-617 with Dunhams Corner Road. It crosses Dutch Road and the New Jersey Turnpike...

  • Great Ditch
    Great Ditch
    The Great Ditch is a drainage ditch that drains certain areas of the Pigeon Swamp State Park.-Course:The Great Ditch starts at , in the Pigeon Swamp State Park...

  • Ireland Brook
    Ireland Brook (New Jersey)
    Ireland Brook is a tributary of Lawrence Brook in Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States.Ireland Brook is a moderately long stream that drains an area in central East Brunswick.-Course:...

  • Oakeys Brook
    Oakeys Brook (New Jersey)
    Oakeys Brook is a tributary of the Lawrence Brook, a branch of the Raritan River in Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States.Its source is in western South Brunswick. It drains into Farrington Lake in western East Brunswick.-Course:...

  • Sawmill Brook
    Sawmill Brook (New Jersey)
    The Sawmill Brook is a tributary of the Lawrence Brook. It drains a section in northwestern East Brunswick, New Jersey in the United States.-Course:...

  • Terhune Run
    Terhune Run
    The Terhune Run is a small tributary of the Lawrence Brook found in eastern South Brunswick, New Jersey, United States.-Course:The Terhune Run starts at , near the intersection of Route 1 and Major Road...

  • Unnamed Brook in Rutgers Gardens
    Rutgers Gardens
    Rutgers Gardens are horticultural, display, and botanical gardens, including arboretums, located on the Cook Campus, Rutgers University, 112 Ryders Lane, North Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the United States...

    , unofficially named Doc Brook
  • Unnamed Brook in Rutgers' Helyar Woods

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