Raritan River

Raritan River
Rariton
River with autumn trees in background
Raritan River as seen from Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Raritan River watershed: empties near Staten Island in Raritan Bay on the Atlantic Ocean.
EtymologyRaritan Indian tribe
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset, Union
MunicipalitiesRaritan, Clinton, Bridgewater Township, Somerville, Bound Brook, South Bound Brook, Piscataway, Franklin Township, New Brunswick, Highland Park, Edison, East Brunswick, Sayreville, Woodbridge, Perth Amboy, South Amboy
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationConfluence of South Branch Raritan River and North Branch Raritan River
 • coordinates40°33′20″N 74°41′14″W / 40.55556°N 74.68722°W / 40.55556; -74.68722[1]
 • elevation47.7 ft (14.5 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Raritan Bay
 • coordinates
40°29′41″N 74°16′17″W / 40.49472°N 74.27139°W / 40.49472; -74.27139[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length69.6 mi (112.0 km)
Basin size1,100 sq mi (700,000 acres; 2,800 km2)
Width 
 • average200 ft (61 m)
Depth 
 • minimum9 ft (2.7 m)
 • maximum25 ft (7.6 m)
Discharge 
 • locationBound Brook
 • average1,070 cu ft/s (30 m3/s)
 • minimum100 cu ft/s (2.8 m3/s)
 • maximum10,800 cu ft/s (310 m3/s)
Basin features
Population~1.2 million
Tributaries 
 • leftPeters Brook, Cuckles Brook, Middle Brook, Green Brook, Mill Brook, Red Root Creek, Crows Mill Creek
 • rightDukes Brook, Millstone River, Fox Creek, Mile Run, Lawrence Brook, South River
BridgesVictory Bridge, Edison Bridge, Driscoll Bridge, New Jersey Turnpike, U.S. Highway No. 1 Bridge, highway bridge over South River at the town of South River

The Raritan River is a river of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its watershed drains much of the central region of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay near Staten Island on the Atlantic Ocean.

  1. ^ a b "Raritan River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.