Watershed Management Area 10
Millstone

Watershed Management Area 10 includes the Millstone River and it's tributaries. The Millstone River itself is a tributary to the Raritan River. This watershed lies in parts of Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Mercer and Monmouth Counties.

The Millstone River is 38 miles long and flows from Millstone Township in Monmouth County to the Raritan River near Manville and Bound Brook. Major tributaries include the Stony Brook, Cranbury Brook, Bear Brook, Ten Mile River, Six Mile River and Bedens Brook and the largest impoundment is Carnegie Lake. Land use in the Millstone Watershed is primarily suburban development with scattered agricultural areas although there is extensive, recent development present in the upper portion. There are over 40 NJPDES permitted discharges and 81 biological monitoring sites in WMA 10.

For more information regarding watershed management areas please contact DEP's Office of Policy Implementation and Watershed Restoration at (609) 633-2201.

Or visit the projects web site at www.raritanbasin.org