The Scenic Lawrence Brook (formerly  named Piscopeek)
The brook includes Davidsons Mill Pond, Farrington Lake, Mill Pond, and Westons Mill Pond
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All  pictures have been taken along  the  Lawrence Brook

The Lawrence brook, in New Jersey, is a scenic 10-mile stream  where  several  man-made dams have   created  4 elongated lakes (Davidsons Mill Pond, Farrington Lake, Mill Pond and Westons Mill Pond).  It flows  through 5 towns (South Brunswick, East Brunswick, North  Brunswick,  New Brunswick  and Milltown). The  Lenni  Lenape Indians called it  the  'Piscopeek.'

Canoeing on the Lawrence brook  is the  best  way  to  explore  its  wild beauty and its  surprising biodiversity.  A wildlife corridor, it  is  visited by bald eagles, ospreys, great  blue herons (7  nests), black bears (4 sightings in 2008), otters, beavers, red foxes, coyotes and many  other animals; its flora includes wild orchids and rhododendrons. The Lawrence Brook is also a  precious drinking water reservoir

Save the  Foerter Farm in East  Brunswick, an agricultural  buffer along  Farrington Lake.
PLANT LIST Painted turtle (Chrysemis picta) Horseshoe dam (Westons Mill Pond dam)
Plants of the Lawrence Brook Painted turtle
(Chrysemys pictae)		 Upper Mill Pond Horseshoe dam
Weston Mill Pond section of the Lawrence Brook Landing near a beaver lodge
Westons Mills Pond section of the  Lawrence brook.  Rutgers University  is on the  other side Canoeing near a beaver lodge
Bald Eagle over the Lawrence Brook Weston Mill Pond in July. The whole yellow area is due to dodder, a parasitic plant, alive and feeding on swamp loosetrife.
Great Egret (Ardea alba) Bald eagle (Westons Mill P.) Mill Pond (Milltown)
Rutgers' log cabin, facing the Lawrence Brook The Lawrence Brook is on the right, behind the tall grasses.
Helyar's native forest (Rutgers) Rutgers' log cabin Frozen Raritan and mouth of the  Lawrence Brook Upper Westons Mill Pond
Swamp near the Davidson Mill Pond. Created by a beaver dam Westons Mill Pond from Ryders Lane Boat launch area
Swamp  near Davidsons Mill Pond

Westons Mill Pond

 

 Succession of  reservoirs : Main tributaries of the Lawrence Brook

Deans Pond
Davidsons Mill Pond (dam)
Farrington Lake (dam)
Mill Pond (dam)
Westons Mill Pond (dam)

 Great  Ditch
Brook  from beaver pond (flows into Davidsons Mill Pond)
Mayes brook (flows into Farrington Lake)
Oakeys brook (flows into Farrington Lake)
Ireland brook (flows into Farrington Lake)
Beaverdam brook (flows into Farrington Lake)
Sucker Brook (flows into Millpond)
Bog  Brook (flows into Millpond)
Sawmill brook (flows into Westons Mill Pond)
Brook near bamboo forest ( flows into Westons Mill Pond)
Brook in Helyar Forest (flows into Westons Mill Pond)


Note : The  mouth  of  the  brook is tidal and hosts marine wildlife.

Related Web sites:
- Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership http://lbwp.org (local  watershed association)
- Nature Notes