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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Upper Farrington lake Upper Farrington Lake
Great Blue Heron
(Ardea herodias)  		North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) Great Egret (Ardea alba) Plants of the Lawrence Brook
Weston Mill Pond section of the Lawrence Brook This bear was sighted near the brook. 5 bear sightings in the area, in 2008
Westons Mills Pond section of the  Lawrence brook.  Rutgers University  is on the  other side Young black bear roams streets, back yards of Milltown (Courtesy MyCentralJersey.com)
This 1677 document tells us the American Indian name of the brook Weston Mill Pond in July. The whole yellow area is due to dodder, a parasitic plant, alive and feeding on swamp loosetrife.
Lawrence Brook was called    "Piscopeek" (1766) Farrington Dam Mill Pond (Milltown)
Painted turtle (Chrysemis picta)
Helyar's native forest (Rutgers) Painted turtle
(Chrysemys pictae)		 Helyar brook (Helyar Forest) 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

The Lawrence brook, in New Jersey, is a scenic 10-mile tributary of the Raritan River. Along  this  stream,  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 endangered  rhododendrons.

The Lawrence Brook is also a  precious drinking water reservoir for local towns. Waterfront landowners, fishermen, canoeists and kayakists are its stewards.

 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