Six Mile Run (New Jersey)
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Six Mile Run near its mouth in the Millstone River
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Map of area with Six Mile Run highlighted
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| Country | United States |
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| Main source | 39 ft (12 m) 40°27′35″N 74°29′11″W / 40.45972°N 74.48639°W |
| River mouth | 40°28′21″N 74°34′20″W / 40.47250°N 74.57222°WCoordinates: 40°28′21″N 74°34′20″W / 40.47250°N 74.57222°W |
| Progression | Millstone River, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean |
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Six Mile Run is a tributary of the Millstone River that drains a large area in central Franklin Township in Somerset County and as well western portions of North Brunswick and South Brunswick Townships in Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States.
Six Mile Run derives its name (along with other area streams including Mile Run, Three Mile Run, Nine Mile Run, and Ten Mile Run) from the distance early surveyors estimated it was from the point where the historic King's Highway (now Rt. 27) left the Raritan River at New Brunswick to the point the roadway crossed the stream. The estimates were not very accurate but the stream names have remained in use ever since.
Six Mile Run starts near Corporate Road in North Brunswick 40°27′35″N 74°29′11″W / 40.45972°N 74.48639°W. It crosses Cozzens Lane, then flows through a residential development. It joins up with the drainage from a lake then crosses Rt. 27. It then joins with the Nine Mile Run, a major tributary, and crosses South Middlebush Rd. It then crosses Canal Road and drains into the Millstone River 40°28′21″N 74°34′20″W / 40.47250°N 74.57222°W.
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