Middlesex County (2/2)

Middlesex County
( 40.426827, -74.381351 )

  1. Assunpink Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.21542, -74.51702 )
  2. Brainerd Lake - Cranbury ( 40.31113, -74.51178 )
  3. D-R Canal - Amwell Rd ( 40.50340, -74.58268 )
  4. D-R Canal - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47550, -74.57220 )
  5. D-R Canal - Griggstown (N) ( 40.43834, -74.61397 )
  6. D-R Canal - Griggstown (S) ( 40.42912, -74.61816 )
  7. D-R Canal - Kingston (N) ( 40.37489, -74.61854 )
  8. D-R Canal - Kingston (S) ( 40.37326, -74.61861 )
  9. D-R Canal - Lawrence (N) ( 40.27450, -74.70332 )
  10. D-R Canal - Lawrenceville ( 40.30501, -74.68490 )
  11. D-R Canal - Manville ( 40.52861, -74.58178 )
  12. D-R Canal - New Brunswick ( 40.50806, -74.46376 )
  13. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (E) ( 40.34321, -74.62964 )
  14. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (W) ( 40.34190, -74.63758 )
  15. D-R Canal - Princeton (N) ( 40.33879, -74.64715 )
  16. D-R Canal - Princeton (S) ( 40.33177, -74.65282 )
  17. D-R Canal - Province Line Rd ( 40.30273, -74.68819 )
  18. D-R Canal - Rocky Hill ( 40.39826, -74.62702 )
  19. D-R Canal - Somerset (N) ( 40.54077, -74.51404 )
  20. D-R Canal - Somerset (S) ( 40.52390, -74.49248 )
  21. D-R Canal - South Bound Brook ( 40.55880, -74.53118 )
  22. D-R Canal - West Windsor ( 40.30844, -74.67979 )
  23. Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
  24. Dick's Sporting Goods - West Windsor ( 40.30691, -74.67877 )
  25. Echo Lake - Mountainside ( 40.67351, -74.34560 )
  26. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
  27. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
  28. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
  29. Fresh Kills - Carteret ( 40.57187, -74.21304 )
  30. Fresh Kills - Woodbridge ( 40.54523, -74.25402 )
  31. Grover's Mill Pond - Princeton Junction ( 40.31282, -74.60565 )
  32. Lake Carnegie - Plainsboro ( 40.34362, -74.62973 )
  33. Lake Carnegie - Princeton ( 40.36681, -74.62597 )
  34. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41577, -74.23371 )
  35. Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg ( 40.34525, -74.43662 )
  36. Lake Surprise - Summit ( 40.69370, -74.37097 )
  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. Manasquan Reservoir - Howell ( 40.17217, -74.20300 )
  42. Marlu Lake - Tinton Falls ( 40.33463, -74.15354 )
  43. Mercer Lake - Hamilton ( 40.26561, -74.64191 )
  44. Mercer Lake - West Windsor ( 40.26960, -74.64114 )
  45. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (E) ( 40.32460, -74.56567 )
  46. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (W) ( 40.32735, -74.60233 )
  47. Millhurst Pond - Freehold ( 40.24590, -74.34066 )
  48. Millstone River - Amwell Rd ( 40.50294, -74.58755 )
  49. Millstone River - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47487, -74.57503 )
  50. Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
  51. Millstone River - Cranbury (W) ( 40.29590, -74.56250 )
  52. Millstone River - Griggstown ( 40.43893, -74.61757 )
  53. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  54. Millstone River - Manville ( 40.53025, -74.58926 )
  55. Millstone River - Plainsboro (N) ( 40.34262, -74.62981 )
  56. Millstone River - Plainsboro (S) ( 40.33874, -74.62880 )
  57. Millstone River - Rocky Hill (N) ( 40.39957, -74.62809 )
  58. Millstone River - Rocky Hill (S) ( 40.39969, -74.62867 )
  59. Millstone River - West Windsor ( 40.32139, -74.60831 )
  60. Morse's Creek (E) ( 40.62425, -74.23656 )
  61. Morse's Creek (N) ( 40.64920, -74.26574 )
  62. Morse's Creek (S) ( 40.62576, -74.24804 )
  63. Navesink River - Fair Haven ( 40.36647, -74.04204 )
  64. Navesink River - Red Bank ( 40.35212, -74.06980 )
  65. Navesink River - Rumson (W) ( 40.37650, -74.01310 )
  66. New Market Pond - Piscataway ( 40.57675, -74.45490 )
  67. Passaic River - Basking Ridge ( 40.69503, -74.51600 )
  68. Passaic River - Warren ( 40.67078, -74.46441 )
  69. Peddie Lake - Hightstown ( 40.26870, -74.52219 )
  70. Rahway River - Clark ( 40.62884, -74.29746 )
  71. Rahway River - Cranford (N) ( 40.66036, -74.30627 )
  72. Rahway River - Cranford (S) ( 40.65097, -74.30133 )
  73. Rahway River - Cranford (W) ( 40.65900, -74.30997 )
  74. Rahway River - Jackson's Pond ( 40.62805, -74.28492 )
  75. Rahway River - Lenape Park ( 40.67407, -74.31426 )
  76. Rahway River - Park ( 40.62040, -74.28944 )
  77. Rahway River - Rahway ( 40.59952, -74.26856 )
  78. Rahway River - South Branch (E) ( 40.60010, -74.27397 )
  79. Rahway River - South Branch (W) ( 40.57998, -74.30463 )
  80. Raritan Bay - Atlantic Highlands ( 40.41858, -74.04652 )
  81. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  82. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  83. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  84. Raritan Bay - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  85. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  86. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  87. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  88. Raritan Bay - Leonardo ( 40.42375, -74.06122 )
  89. Raritan Bay - Middletown ( 40.44463, -74.11175 )
  90. Raritan Bay - Port Monmouth ( 40.43800, -74.08955 )
  91. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  92. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  93. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  94. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (E) ( 40.44787, -74.16598 )
  95. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (W) ( 40.45479, -74.17517 )
  96. Raritan River - Bound Brook ( 40.55995, -74.52758 )
  97. Raritan River - Branchburg ( 40.55644, -74.68838 )
  98. Raritan River - Duke Island (E) ( 40.56082, -74.64751 )
  99. Raritan River - Duke Island (W) ( 40.55279, -74.68330 )
  100. Raritan River - Edison ( 40.48791, -74.38382 )
  101. Raritan River - Highland Park ( 40.48864, -74.42226 )
  102. Raritan River - Neshanic (E) ( 40.50873, -74.72776 )
  103. Raritan River - Neshanic (W) ( 40.50250, -74.74182 )
  104. Raritan River - New Brunswick ( 40.48760, -74.43280 )
  105. Raritan River - North Branch (N) ( 40.60018, -74.67447 )
  106. Raritan River - North Branch (S) ( 40.58160, -74.68161 )
  107. Raritan River - Perth Amboy ( 40.50057, -74.27712 )
  108. Raritan River - Piscataway (N) ( 40.54085, -74.51236 )
  109. Raritan River - Piscataway (S) ( 40.50935, -74.46641 )
  110. Raritan River - Power Canal ( 40.55112, -74.67136 )
  111. Raritan River - Raritan ( 40.56492, -74.63884 )
  112. Raritan River - Sayreville ( 40.47450, -74.35606 )
  113. Raritan River - South Branch ( 40.54640, -74.69603 )
  114. Rising Sun Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.20699, -74.46339 )
  115. Rocky Brook - Hightstown ( 40.27108, -74.52353 )
  116. Shadow Lake - Middletown ( 40.34748, -74.10425 )
  117. Shrewsbury River - Fort Monmouth ( 40.32337, -74.03355 )
  118. South River - Old Bridge ( 40.41228, -74.36362 )
  119. South River - Sayreville ( 40.45397, -74.37222 )
  120. South River - South River ( 40.45838, -74.38361 )
  121. Stone Tavern Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.19587, -74.48596 )
  122. Stony Brook - Princeton ( 40.33219, -74.65340 )
  123. Swimming River - Middletown ( 40.34831, -74.08318 )
  124. Swimming River - Red Bank ( 40.33838, -74.08815 )
  125. Turkey Swamp Park - Freehold ( 40.19577, -74.30435 )
  126. Weston's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.46677, -74.42603 )

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Raritan River
( 40.593985, -74.599176 )

  1. Raritan River - Bound Brook ( 40.55995, -74.52758 )
  2. Raritan River - Branchburg ( 40.55644, -74.68838 )
  3. Raritan River - Clinton (N) ( 40.63854, -74.91169 )
  4. Raritan River - Clinton (S) ( 40.62806, -74.91200 )
  5. Raritan River - Duke Island (E) ( 40.56082, -74.64751 )
  6. Raritan River - Duke Island (W) ( 40.55279, -74.68330 )
  7. Raritan River - Edison ( 40.48791, -74.38382 )
  8. Raritan River - Flemington (C) ( 40.52105, -74.82666 )
  9. Raritan River - Flemington (E) ( 40.50354, -74.77814 )
  10. Raritan River - Flemington (N) ( 40.53810, -74.83934 )
  11. Raritan River - Hamden ( 40.59699, -74.89827 )
  12. Raritan River - High Bridge (N) ( 40.66394, -74.89742 )
  13. Raritan River - High Bridge (S) ( 40.66094, -74.90237 )
  14. Raritan River - Highland Park ( 40.48864, -74.42226 )
  15. Raritan River - Lockwood Gorge (N) ( 40.69682, -74.87171 )
  16. Raritan River - Lockwood Gorge (S) ( 40.68816, -74.88014 )
  17. Raritan River - Neshanic (E) ( 40.50873, -74.72776 )
  18. Raritan River - Neshanic (W) ( 40.50250, -74.74182 )
  19. Raritan River - New Brunswick ( 40.48760, -74.43280 )
  20. Raritan River - North Branch (N) ( 40.60018, -74.67447 )
  21. Raritan River - North Branch (S) ( 40.58160, -74.68161 )
  22. Raritan River - Perth Amboy ( 40.50057, -74.27712 )
  23. Raritan River - Piscataway (N) ( 40.54085, -74.51236 )
  24. Raritan River - Piscataway (S) ( 40.50935, -74.46641 )
  25. Raritan River - Power Canal ( 40.55112, -74.67136 )
  26. Raritan River - Raritan ( 40.56492, -74.63884 )
  27. Raritan River - Rte 31 ( 40.56315, -74.85544 )
  28. Raritan River - Sayreville ( 40.47450, -74.35606 )
  29. Raritan River - South Branch ( 40.54640, -74.69603 )
  30. Raritan River - Stanton ( 40.57219, -74.86834 )
  31. Raritan River - Sunnyside ( 40.57942, -74.88795 )

The Raritan River is what is left of the outflow of the Hudson River after it broke through the Verrazano Narrows about 6,000 years ago and changed to its present course. The modern Raritan River drains much of central New Jersey, with tributaries threading through the state from Princeton to Morristown. Zoom the map out to see the entire drainage.


South River
( 40.43920, -74.36810 )

  1. Raritan River - Edison ( 40.48791, -74.38382 )
  2. Raritan River - Sayreville ( 40.47450, -74.35606 )
  3. South River - Old Bridge ( 40.41228, -74.36362 )
  4. South River - Sayreville ( 40.45397, -74.37222 )
  5. South River - South River ( 40.45838, -74.38361 )

The launch point is on the river behind the little strip mall off Route 527 / Old Matawan Rd. I have never had a problem parking here, although I don't think this would be a good place for a large group to show up. Entry can be messy if the water is low.

The river is tidal and brackish at this point. If the tide is high, you can go upstream to the left, under the highway. Pick your way around all the fallen trees and have fun avoiding all the dead-ends, and you can go all the way to the Duhernal Lake dam. The lake itself is off limits.


Weston's Mill Pond
( 40.467769, -74.427070 )

  1. Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
  2. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
  3. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
  4. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
  5. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (E) ( 40.45144, -74.43663 )
  6. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (W) ( 40.44831, -74.44367 )
  7. Weston's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.46677, -74.42603 )

Westons Mill Pond is the northernmost of several lakes created by damming the Lawrence Brook, which flows from south to north, and into the Raritan River. This access point is the road that led up to the old bridge, which is gone. There is always enough parking and it is an easy launch, just a few yards to the water.


Middlesex County

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White

Water Lilies are found in all still and slow-flowing freshwaters. One thing that I have noticed about them is that on any lake or pond, you will always find white ones, and usually also pink or yellow ones, but never both. The flowers begin in summer and last well into fall.

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