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Manalapan Brook is a tributary of the South River in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, New Jersey in the United States.
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Map of Manalapan Brook, New Jersey, USA
CourseEdit
The Manalapan Brook's source is at 40°11′26″N 74°23′51″W in Monmouth County, a few miles south of Monmouth Battlefield State Park, adjacent to the headwaters of Matchaponix Brook. It flows generally north, heading to Jamesburg. After crossing a dammed section named Lake Manalapan, it continues north along CR 615 (Main Street). It crosses under Route 18 and continues to the Raritan River, where it ends at 40°23′33″N 74°22′58″W.
NameEdit
Manalapan is Lenape for "good cultivation" or "good country". The name also derives from Manalapan Township, one of the several municipalities the stream flows through.
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Manalapan Brook Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA