South River (Raritan River tributary)

River in New Jersey, US

For the borough named after the river, see South River, New Jersey.

Aerial view of the South River South River looking north (downstream) from the County Route 535 bridge in South River and Sayreville

The South River is a tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States.[1][2][3]

The South River, formed by the confluence of Matchaponix Brook and Manalapan Brook, becomes tidal downstream of the Duhernal Lake dam and joins the Raritan River approximately midway between New Brunswick and Perth Amboy.[3]

Looking north at the South River from the Old Bridge–Sayreville border.

The community of Old Bridge in East Brunswick was established in the 17th century at the head of navigation of the river.[4]

The South River has two mouths. It used to loop inefficiently to its confluence with the Raritan River, so a shortcut called Washington Canal was created.[3]

The river lends its name to the borough of South River.

## Tributaries

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* Deep Run
* Duck Creek
* Manalapan Brook
* Matchaponix Brook
* Pond Creek
* Tennents Brook

## See also

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* List of rivers of New Jersey

## References

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1. ^ "FACT SHEET - South River, Raritan Basin, NJ".
2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-06-13.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ^ a b c Gertler, Edward. Garden State Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2002. ISBN 0-9605908-8-9
4. ^ Karschner, Terry (July 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Bridge Historic District". National Park Service.

40°26′49″N 74°21′52″W﻿ / ﻿40.446806°N 74.364398°W﻿ / 40.446806; -74.364398

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Raritan Valley

| Geography|

* Raritan River
* North Branch Raritan River
* South Branch Raritan River
* Millstone River
* Green Brook
* Lawrence Brook
* South River
* Raritan Bay
* Raritan Bayshore

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| Central communities|

* The Amboys
* Perth Amboy
* South Amboy
* The Brunswicks
* East Brunswick
* New Brunswick
* North Brunswick
* South Brunswick
* Bedminster
* Branchburg
* Clinton
* Flemington
* Green Brook
* Matawan
* Middletown
* Millstone Borough
* Millstone Township
* The Plainfields
* Plainfield
* North Plainfield
* South Plainfield
* Raritan Borough
* Raritan Township
* South River

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| Larger-sized communities
(over 25,000 in 2020)|

* Bernardsville
* Bridgewater
* East Windsor
* Edison
* Franklin Township
* Freehold Township
* Hillsborough
* Lawrenceville
* Manalapan
* Marlboro
* Monroe
* Mount Olive
* Old Bridge
* Piscataway
* Princeton
* Sayreville
* West Windsor
* Woodbridge

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| Smaller-sized communities
(10,000 to 25,000 in 2020)|

* Aberdeen
* Berkeley Heights
* Bound Brook
* Clinton Township
* Freehold Borough
* Hazlet
* Highland Park
* Holmdel
* Hopewell Township
* Manville
* Metuchen
* Middlesex
* Montgomery
* Plainsboro
* Readington
* Scotch Plains
* Somerville
* Springfield
* Summit
* Warren

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| Counties|

* Hunterdon
* Mercer
* Middlesex
* Monmouth
* Morris
* Somerset
* Union

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History|

* Lenape
* Raritans
* Navesinks
* Colonial history of New Jersey
* Elizabethtown Tract
* Monmouth Tract
* King's Highway
* Nassau Hall
* Queen's College
* American Revolution
* Battle of Princeton
* Battle of Millstone
* Battle of Monmouth
* Village Inn
* Middlebrook encampment
* Jockey Hollow
* Rockingham
* Washington Rock
* Ross Hall
* Delaware and Raritan Canal
* Knox–Porter Resolution
* Gateway National Recreation Area
* Fort Hancock
* Sandy Hook
* Naval Weapons Station Earle
* Donald Trump's 'Summer White House' in Bedminster
* 2024 New Jersey drone sightings

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Raritan River watershed

Tributaries|

* Green Brook
* Ambrose Brook
* Blue Brook
* Bonygutt Brook
* Bound Brook
* Crab Brook
* Stony Brook
* Lawrence Brook
* Beaverdam Brook
* Cow Yard Brook
* Great Ditch
* Ireland Brook
* Oakeys Brook
* Sawmill Brook
* Sucker Brook
* Terhune Run
* Middle Brook
* Mile Run
* Millstone River
* Back Brook
* Baldwins Creek
* Bear Brook
* Beden Brook
* Branch Back Brook
* Carters Brook
* Cat Tail Brook
* Cedar Brook
* Cranbury Brook
* Cross Brook
* Cruser Brook
* Devils Brook
* Duck Pond Run
* Harrys Brook
* Heathcote Brook
* Heathcote Brook Branch
* Honey Branch
* Lewis Brook
* Little Bear Brook
* Middlebush Brook
* Nine Mile Run
* Peters Brook
* Pike Run
* Pine Tree Run
* Randolph Brook
* Roaring Brook
* Rock Brook
* Rocky Brook
* Royce Brook
* Shallow Brook
* Simonson Brook
* Six Mile Run
* Steep Hill Brook
* Stony Brook
* Stony Brook Branch
* Ten Mile Run
* Timber Run
* Woodsville Brook
* North Branch Raritan River
* Black River
* Lamington River
* Rockaway Creek
* Peters Brook
* South Branch Raritan River
* Holland Brook
* Neshanic River
* Pleasant Run
* Spruce Run
* South River
* Manalapan Brook
* Matchaponix Brook

Lakes|

* Budd Lake
* Dismal Swamp
* Duhernal Lake
* Lake Manalapan
* Lake Carnegie
* Lake Surprise
* Lake Topanemus
* Manasquan Reservoir
* Round Valley Reservoir
* Spruce Run Reservoir
* Westons Mill Pond

Towns|

| Hunterdon County|

* Bethlehem
* Califon
* Clinton Borough
* Clinton Township
* East Amwell
* Flemington
* Franklin
* Glen Gardner
* Hampton
* High Bridge
* Lebanon Borough
* Lebanon Township
* Raritan
* Readington
* Tewksbury
* Union
* West Amwell

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Mercer County|

* East Windsor
* Hightstown
* Hopewell Borough
* Hopewell Township
* Lawrence
* Pennington
* Princeton
* Robbinsville
* West Windsor

Middlesex County|

* The Amboys
* Perth Amboy
* South Amboy
* The Brunswicks
* East Brunswick
* New Brunswick
* North Brunswick
* South Brunswick
* Cranbury
* Dunellen
* Edison
* Helmetta
* Highland Park
* Jamesburg
* Metuchen
* Middlesex
* Milltown
* Monroe
* Old Bridge
* Piscataway
* Plainsboro
* Sayreville
* South Plainfield
* South River
* Spotswood
* Woodbridge

Monmouth County|

* Englishtown
* Freehold Borough
* Freehold Township
* Manalapan
* Marlboro
* Millstone
* Roosevelt

Morris County|

* Chester Borough
* Chester Township
* Mendham Borough
* Mendham Township
* Mount Olive
* Washington

Somerset County|

* Bedminster
* Bernards
* Bernardsville
* Bound Brook
* Branchburg
* Bridgewater
* Far Hills
* Franklin
* Green Brook
* Hillsborough
* Manville
* Millstone
* Montgomery
* North Plainfield
* Peapack-Gladstone
* Raritan
* Rocky Hill
* Somerville
* South Bound Brook
* Warren
* Watchung

Union County|

* Berkeley Heights
* Fanwood
* Mountainside
* Plainfield
* Scotch Plains
* Springfield
* Summit

Crossings|

* Albany Street Bridge
* Basilone Memorial Bridge
* Donald and Morris Goodkind Bridges
* Driscoll Bridge
* Edison Bridge
* Fink-Type Truss Bridge
* Hoffman's Crossing Road Bridge
* John A. Lynch Sr. Memorial Bridge
* John Basilone Veterans Memorial Bridge
* Ken Lockwood Gorge Bridge
* Landing Lane Bridge
* Main Street Bridge (Califon, New Jersey)
* Main Street Bridge (Clinton, New Jersey)
* Middle Valley Bridge
* Neshanic Station Lenticular Truss Bridge
* Nevius Street Bridge
* North Branch Bridge
* Queen's Bridge
* Raritan Bay Drawbridge
* Raritan River Bridge
* Rockafellows Mill Bridge
* Van Veghten's Bridge
* Victory Bridge

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