- Source: Peters Brook (Raritan River tributary)
Peters Brook is a tributary of the Raritan River that flows south through Bridgewater Township and Somerville, New Jersey, in the United States. Some of its tributaries include Ross Brook and Mac's Brook.
Peters Brook is approximately six miles long, beginning near the west side of I-287 and emptying into the Raritan River south of Somerville.
The Brook is named for Peter Van Nest, son of Dutch immigrant Pieter Van Nest. The homestead of the Van Nest family was in nearby Raritan near Glaser Avenue.
Peters Brook is notable for having high phosphate levels and flooding, receiving large amounts of stormwater.
Peters Brook Greenway
A 1.5-mile-long gravel pathway in Somerville traces the course of the brook through the borough. The trail is about eight feet wide and runs from Mountain Avenue to High Street. The brook also traverses Flockhart Park, which is accessible from US-202 South in Bridgewater right before the Somerset Shopping Center and Somerville Circle exit. Flockhart Park was named after former Somerville Mayor Thomas Flockhart.
Crossings
= In Bridgewater
=Talamini Road
Garretson Road
Somerset Corporate Boulevard
US 22
US 202
= In Somerville
=Mountain Avenue
Mercer Street
Davenport Street
North Bridge Street
Grove Street
East Cliff Street
East High Street (1911)
East Main Street
South Side Avenue
See also
List of rivers of New Jersey
References
External links
Gage at Mercer Street, Somerville, NJ
Project on Peter's Brook
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- Peters Brook (Raritan River tributary)
- Raritan River
- List of rivers of New Jersey
- Millstone River
- Stony Brook (Millstone River tributary)
- Peters Brook
- Peters Brook (Stony Brook tributary)
- Duck Pond Run
- Lewis Brook (New Jersey)
- Woodsville Brook
