Great Ditch
Appearance
Great Ditch | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 40°23′5″N 74°28′57″W / 40.38472°N 74.48250°W |
• elevation | 89 ft (27 m) |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°23′39″N 74°30′27″W / 40.39417°N 74.50750°W |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lawrence Brook, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Raritan River system |
Great Ditch is a drainage ditch that drains areas of the Pigeon Swamp State Park in New Jersey in the United States.
Course
[edit]Great Ditch starts at 40°23′5″N 74°28′57″W / 40.38472°N 74.48250°W,[1] in the Pigeon Swamp State Park. It flows west, crossing Fresh Ponds Road and Route 130 before joining another stream at 40°23′39″N 74°30′27″W / 40.39417°N 74.50750°W[1] which drains into the Lawrence Brook.
Purpose
[edit]This canal's purpose is to drain sections of the Pigeon Swamp to prevent flooding of Deans Rhode Hall Road, which passes through the swamp.
Sister tributaries
[edit]- Beaverdam Brook
- Ireland Brook
- Oakeys Brook
- Sawmill Brook
- Sucker Brook
- Terhune Run
- Unnamed Brook in Rutgers Gardens, unofficially named Doc Brook
- Unnamed Brook in Rutgers' Helyar Woods
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Great Ditch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-07-24.