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The Delaware and Raritan Canal (D&R Canal) is a canal in central New Jersey, built in the 1830s, that connects the Delaware River to the Raritan River.It was an efficient and reliable means of transportation of freight between Philadelphia and New York City, transporting anthracite coal from eastern Pennsylvania during much of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The main canal towpath trail is 29 miles (47 km) long and constructed on the earthen towpath used by mules to pull barges along the canal. The majority of the path was resurfaced in early 2011, however flooding by Hurricane Irene has scoured off the trail's top surface on the New Brunswick end leaving a coarse surface suitable for only pedestrians and mountain bikers.
Record flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd in September 1999 (42.13 ft (12.84 m)) flood crest, 14 ft (4.3 m) above flood stage) caused renewed interest in a flood control project called the Green Brook Flood Control Project, which is designed to protect Bound Brook from a 150-year flood.
The Raritan River is nearing flood stage in Manville. At 6 a.m. the river had reached 10.95 feet; flood stage is 12 feet. The National Weather Service is expecting the river to crest at 16.8 feet ...
The Millstone River is a 38.6-mile-long (62.1 km) tributary of the Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States. [3]The Millstone River begins in western Monmouth County and flows westward through northern Mercer County / southern Middlesex County, and northward through southern Somerset County, before draining into the Raritan River at Manville.
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NJ-74, "Landing Bridge, Spanning Raritan River at Landing Lane, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ", 15 photos, 17 data pages, 2 photo caption pages "Landing Lane Bridge - 1895. Raritan Landing, Piscataway Township". The Historical Marker Database. Landing Lane Bridge at Structurae
In 1974, most of the canal system was declared a New Jersey state park. It remains one today, and is used for canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. A graded natural-surface trail along the side of the canal, which was the tow path that mules used to tow barges on the canal before steam powered barges, is now used for hiking, jogging, bicycling, and ...
The Hackensack River at New Milford was at 6.4 feet Monday morning, above its normal minor flooding threshold of 6 feet. ... Cars were left stranded in flood waters on River St in Paterson, NJ on ...