Raritan River
| Raritan River | ||
 Catchment area of the Raritan River with its two headwaters and the Millstone River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 879618 | |
| location | New Jersey (USA) | |
| River system | Raritan River | |
| Drain over | Raritan River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| muzzle | near Perth Amboy in the Raritan Bay Coordinates: 40 ° 29 ′ 30 " N , 74 ° 16 ′ 24" W 40 ° 29 ′ 30 " N , 74 ° 16 ′ 24" W. |
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| length | 112 km | |
| Right tributaries | Millstone River | |
 South headwaters of the Raritan, Clinton, New Jersey |
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The Raritan River or unofficial Rariton River or Rareton River is a 112 km long river in New Jersey .
It rises in the Appalachians in northern New Jersey and flows into Raritan Bay, which belongs to the Atlantic , near Perth Amboy . It is connected to the Delaware River by a canal, the Raritan and Delaware Canal . The largest tributary of the Raritan is the Millstone River, which runs along large parts of the channel .
literature
- Kümmerly + Frey: The New International Atlas. Rand McNally (1980)
Web links
supporting documents
- ↑ Raritan River ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 27, 2012.