Great Ditch

Great Ditch
Great Ditch map
Origin	40°23′5″N 74°28′57″W / 40.38472°N 74.48250°W / 40.38472; -74.48250
Mouth	40°23′39″N 74°30′27″W / 40.39417°N 74.50750°W / 40.39417; -74.50750
Progression	Lawrence Brook, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	United States
Source elevation	89 ft (27 m)
River system	Raritan River system

Great Ditch is a drainage ditch that drains areas of the Pigeon Swamp State Park in New Jersey in the United States.

Course

Great Ditch starts at 40°23′5″N 74°28′57″W / 40.38472°N 74.48250°W / 40.38472; -74.48250,^[1] in the Pigeon Swamp State Park. It flows west, crossing Fresh Ponds Lane and Route 130 before joining another stream at 40°23′39″N 74°30′27″W / 40.39417°N 74.50750°W / 40.39417; -74.50750^[1] which drains into the Lawrence Brook.

Purpose

This canal's purpose is to drain sections of the Pigeon Swamp to prevent flooding of Deans Rhode Hall Road, which flows through the swamp.

Sister tributaries

• Beaverdam Brook
• Ireland Brook
• Oakeys Brook
• Sawmill Brook
• Sucker Brook
• Terhune Run
• Unnamed Brook in Rutgers Gardens, unofficially named Doc Brook
• Unnamed Brook in Rutgers' Helyar Woods

See also

• List of rivers of New Jersey

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Great Ditch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-07-24. 

External links

• USGS Coordinates in Google Maps