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Middlesex County

Middlesex County
( 40.42683, -74.38135 )

  1. Ambrose Brook - Bound Brook ( 40.56764, -74.51489 )
  2. Ambrose Brook - Possumtown ( 40.55555, -74.48630 )
  3. Arthur Kill - Buckingham Ave ( 40.51462, -74.25871 )
  4. Arthur Kill - Carteret Waterfront ( 40.57186, -74.21301 )
  5. Arthur Kill - Ferry St ( 40.54576, -74.25424 )
  6. Brainerd Lake - Cranbury ( 40.31113, -74.51178 )
  7. Buck's Pond - Colt's Neck ( 40.29178, -74.20380 )
  8. D-R Canal - Amwell Rd ( 40.50340, -74.58268 )
  9. D-R Canal - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47550, -74.57220 )
  10. D-R Canal - Griggstown (N) ( 40.43834, -74.61397 )
  11. D-R Canal - Griggstown (S) ( 40.42912, -74.61816 )
  12. D-R Canal - Kingston (N) ( 40.37489, -74.61854 )
  13. D-R Canal - Kingston (S) ( 40.37326, -74.61861 )
  14. D-R Canal - Manville ( 40.52861, -74.58178 )
  15. D-R Canal - New Brunswick ( 40.50806, -74.46376 )
  16. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (E) ( 40.34321, -74.62964 )
  17. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (W) ( 40.34190, -74.63758 )
  18. D-R Canal - Princeton (N) ( 40.33879, -74.64715 )
  19. D-R Canal - Princeton (S) ( 40.33224, -74.65186 )
  20. D-R Canal - Rocky Hill ( 40.39826, -74.62702 )
  21. D-R Canal - Somerset (N) ( 40.54077, -74.51404 )
  22. D-R Canal - Somerset (S) ( 40.52390, -74.49248 )
  23. D-R Canal - South Bound Brook ( 40.55880, -74.53118 )
  24. Dallenbach Pond ( 40.41254, -74.44296 )
  25. Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
  26. Etra Lake - East Windsor ( 40.25288, -74.49829 )
  27. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
  28. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
  29. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
  30. Green Brook - Billian Legion Park ( 40.56222, -74.52483 )
  31. Grover's Mill Pond - Princeton Junction ( 40.31282, -74.60565 )
  32. Helmetta Pond ( 40.37817, -74.42657 )
  33. Lake Carnegie - Plainsboro ( 40.34362, -74.62973 )
  34. Lake Carnegie - Princeton ( 40.36681, -74.62597 )
  35. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
  36. Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg ( 40.34525, -74.43662 )
  37. Lake Topanemus - Freehold ( 40.27635, -74.28554 )
  38. Lake Weamaconk - Englishtown ( 40.29140, -74.35704 )
  39. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (E) ( 40.45144, -74.43663 )
  40. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (W) ( 40.44831, -74.44367 )
  41. Marlu Lake - Lincroft ( 40.33463, -74.15354 )
  42. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (E) ( 40.32460, -74.56567 )
  43. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (W) ( 40.32735, -74.60233 )
  44. Millhurst Pond - Freehold ( 40.24590, -74.34066 )
  45. Millstone River - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47487, -74.57503 )
  46. Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
  47. Millstone River - Cranbury (W) ( 40.29590, -74.56250 )
  48. Millstone River - Griggstown ( 40.43898, -74.61783 )
  49. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  50. Millstone River - Manville ( 40.53124, -74.58753 )
  51. Millstone River - Plainsboro (N) ( 40.34262, -74.62981 )
  52. Millstone River - Plainsboro (S) ( 40.33874, -74.62880 )
  53. Millstone River - West Windsor ( 40.32139, -74.60831 )
  54. New Market Pond - Piscataway ( 40.57675, -74.45490 )
  55. Peddie Lake - Hightstown ( 40.26870, -74.52219 )
  56. Perrineville Lake ( 40.22667, -74.43784 )
  57. Rahway River - Clark ( 40.62884, -74.29746 )
  58. Rahway River - Jackson's Pond ( 40.62805, -74.28492 )
  59. Rahway River - Mohawk Park ( 40.64041, -74.29408 )
  60. Rahway River - Park ( 40.62040, -74.28944 )
  61. Rahway River - Rahway ( 40.59952, -74.26856 )
  62. Rahway River - South Branch (E) ( 40.60010, -74.27397 )
  63. Rahway River - South Branch (W) ( 40.57998, -74.30463 )
  64. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  65. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  66. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  67. Raritan Bay - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  68. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  69. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  70. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  71. Raritan Bay - Middletown ( 40.44463, -74.11175 )
  72. Raritan Bay - Port Monmouth ( 40.43800, -74.08955 )
  73. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  74. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  75. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  76. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (E) ( 40.44787, -74.16598 )
  77. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (W) ( 40.45479, -74.17517 )
  78. Raritan River - Bound Brook ( 40.55995, -74.52758 )
  79. Raritan River - Edison ( 40.48791, -74.38382 )
  80. Raritan River - Highland Park ( 40.48864, -74.42226 )
  81. Raritan River - New Brunswick ( 40.48760, -74.43280 )
  82. Raritan River - Perth Amboy ( 40.50057, -74.27712 )
  83. Raritan River - Piscataway (N) ( 40.54085, -74.51236 )
  84. Raritan River - Piscataway (S) ( 40.50935, -74.46641 )
  85. Raritan River - Sayreville ( 40.47450, -74.35606 )
  86. Raritan River - Somerville (E) ( 40.55798, -74.61520 )
  87. Rising Sun Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.20699, -74.46339 )
  88. Robinson's Branch - Rahway River ( 40.61839, -74.30495 )
  89. Rocky Brook - Hightstown ( 40.27108, -74.52353 )
  90. Shadow Lake - Middletown ( 40.34698, -74.10476 )
  91. South River - Grekoski Park ( 40.43898, -74.36086 )
  92. South River - Old Bridge ( 40.41228, -74.36362 )
  93. South River - Sayreville ( 40.45397, -74.37222 )
  94. South River - South River ( 40.45838, -74.38361 )
  95. Stony Brook - Princeton ( 40.33219, -74.65340 )
  96. Wagner's Marina - Matawan Creek ( 40.43540, -74.21416 )
  97. Washington Valley Park Reservoir ( 40.59589, -74.57371 )
  98. Watchung Lake - North Plainfield ( 40.63723, -74.45384 )
  99. Weston's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.46677, -74.42603 )
  100. Woodbridge Creek (N) ( 40.58555, -74.26267 )
  101. Woodbridge Creek (S) ( 40.56256, -74.26890 )

The thin red line is the "fall line" - the nominal division between uplands and lowlands.

Forbidden Zones

  • Duhernal Lake
  • Kennedy Park
  • Plainsboro Preserve
  • The lower reaches of the Raritan River are highly polluted.

Millstone River

Millstone River
( 40.42151, -74.66694 )

  1. D-R Canal - Amwell Rd ( 40.50340, -74.58268 )
  2. D-R Canal - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47550, -74.57220 )
  3. D-R Canal - Griggstown (N) ( 40.43834, -74.61397 )
  4. D-R Canal - Griggstown (S) ( 40.42912, -74.61816 )
  5. D-R Canal - Kingston (N) ( 40.37489, -74.61854 )
  6. D-R Canal - Kingston (S) ( 40.37326, -74.61861 )
  7. D-R Canal - Lawrenceville ( 40.30501, -74.68490 )
  8. D-R Canal - Manville ( 40.52861, -74.58178 )
  9. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (E) ( 40.34321, -74.62964 )
  10. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (W) ( 40.34190, -74.63758 )
  11. D-R Canal - Princeton (N) ( 40.33879, -74.64715 )
  12. D-R Canal - Princeton (S) ( 40.33224, -74.65186 )
  13. D-R Canal - Rocky Hill ( 40.39826, -74.62702 )
  14. D-R Canal - West Windsor ( 40.30844, -74.67979 )
  15. Lake Carnegie - Plainsboro ( 40.34362, -74.62973 )
  16. Lake Carnegie - Princeton ( 40.36681, -74.62597 )
  17. Millstone River - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47487, -74.57503 )
  18. Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
  19. Millstone River - Cranbury (W) ( 40.29590, -74.56250 )
  20. Millstone River - Griggstown ( 40.43898, -74.61783 )
  21. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  22. Millstone River - Manville ( 40.53124, -74.58753 )
  23. Millstone River - Plainsboro (N) ( 40.34262, -74.62981 )
  24. Millstone River - Plainsboro (S) ( 40.33874, -74.62880 )
  25. Millstone River - West Windsor ( 40.32139, -74.60831 )
  26. Stony Brook - Pennington ( 40.33257, -74.75809 )
  27. Stony Brook - Princeton ( 40.33219, -74.65340 )
  28. Stony Brook - Rosedale ( 40.33168, -74.77828 )

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Cliffwood Beach - Aberdeen

Cliffwood Beach
( 40.45216, -74.22137 )

  1. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
  2. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  3. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  4. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  5. Raritan Bay - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  6. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  7. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  8. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  9. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  10. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  11. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  12. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (E) ( 40.44787, -74.16598 )
  13. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (W) ( 40.45479, -74.17517 )
  14. Wagner's Marina - Matawan Creek ( 40.43540, -74.21416 )

The marker in the lower-center of the map is a super-easy put-in on Whale Creek, above. The other markers are a longer slog over the beach. All have convenient free parking (don't leave your vehicle in the launching area, that's a dick move!)

More: Cliffwood Beach - Aberdeen ...

Laurence Harbor / Cheesequake Creek

Laurence Harbor
( 40.45105, -74.27258 )

  1. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
  2. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  3. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  4. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  5. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  6. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  7. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  8. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  9. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  10. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  11. Raritan River - Perth Amboy ( 40.50057, -74.27712 )
  12. Wagner's Marina - Matawan Creek ( 40.43540, -74.21416 )

Much of this part or Raritan Bay is fenced-off because of lead pollution from the industrial slag used to build jetties and seawalls in the 1970s. Supposedly, most of it has been cleaned up, but the whole area remains 'off-limits'. Since the toxins leach into the water and are carried off by the currents, you really have to wonder about the entire bay. A quick search online will reveal more on this subject than you ever wanted to know.

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Ducks, Geese, Swans

Mallard Duck

Female above, male below

There are many kinds of wild ducks, and even more types of domesticated ducks, but the Mallard is a good representative of all. Ducks are harmless. Bring some bread along, I never met a duck that didn't expect to be fed.

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