Ten Mile Run (New Jersey)

For the tributary of the Susquehanna River, see Tenmile Run (Susquehanna River).

Ten Mile Run
Ten Mile Run crossing Canal Road, near its mouth at the Millstone River
Map of local area showing Ten Mile Run (highlighted)
Origin	40°24′39″N 74°35′27″W / 40.41083°N 74.59083°W / 40.41083; -74.59083
Mouth	40°27′28″N 74°35′29″W / 40.45778°N 74.59139°W / 40.45778; -74.59139
Progression	Millstone River, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	United States
Mouth elevation	39 ft (12 m)

Ten Mile Run is a tributary of the Millstone River, draining an area in southern South Brunswick and southern Franklin Park, New Jersey in the United States.

Its name is derived from the distance early surveyors estimated it was from the Raritan River on the historic Kings Highway, now Route 27.

Course

Ten Mile Run starts at 40°24′39″N 74°35′27″W / 40.41083°N 74.59083°W / 40.41083; -74.59083,^[1] near the intersection of the Georgetown-Franklin Turnpike and Route 27. It crosses Route 27 and Gateway Boulevard. It then runs through the edge of a residential development and crosses New Road. It then joins several other tributaries that come from the development. It crosses Route 27 again, where it is marked with a sign. It follows a course roughly parallel to Bunker Hill Road and flows through Bunker Hill Golf Course. It crosses Butler Road and receives more tributaries. It flows through the T&C Preservation Land adjacent to the Delaware and Raritan Canal and drains into the Millstone River at 40°27′28″N 74°35′29″W / 40.45778°N 74.59139°W / 40.45778; -74.59139.^[1]

Accessibility

Ten Mile Run is accessible by both road and trail in many places, such as the Bunker Hill Golf Course, the Bunker Hill Natural Area, the Ten Mile Run Greenway, and several others.

Animal life

Ten Mile Run is home to a multitude of small fishes with sizes ranging from 1 to 6 inches. It also is home to several frogs in the slow-moving places. Several crayfish may be found through baiting or diligent searching.

Terrain

Ten Mile Run is generally rocky. Its tributaries in the residential development are completely rocky and come from springs routed underground through storm drainage systems. Near Butler Road, the stream has natural floors, smooth rocks covering the streambed. They tend to be slippery from underwater plants. Some shale cliffs are present near the stream, similar to but smaller than the ones lining the Nine Mile Run. Farther downstream, sandy streambeds predominate.

Sister tributaries

Beden Brook
Bear Brook
Cranbury Brook
Devils Brook
Harrys Brook
Heathcote Brook
Indian Run Brook
Little Bear Brook
Millstone Brook
Peace Brook
Rocky Brook
Royce Brook
Simonson Brook
Six Mile Run
Stony Brook
Van Horn Brook

Gallery

Ten Mile Run near its source, crossing Allston Road
Ten Mile Run crossing New Road
Ten Mile Run crossing New Road
A branch of the Ten Mile Run crossing New Road at Kingsley Park
A branch of the Ten Mile Run crossing New Road near Kingsley Park
Ten Mile Run crossing Route 27; viewed from a nearby pedestrian bridge
Ten Mile Run crossing Route 27, ten miles from the Raritan River crossing on Route 27
Ten Mile Run crossing Butler Road, in the Butler Road Natural Area
Ten Mile Run crossing Butler Road
Ten Mile Run crossing Canal Road, just before its mouth
Ten Mile Run crossing Canal Road
Frog perched on a ledge near the Ten Mile Run