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The Millstone River begins in western Monmouth County and flows through southern Somerset County into the Raritan River at Manville . Almost three quarters of its length is paralleled by the Delaware And Raritan Canal . Both the Millstone River and parallel canal provide drinking water to portions of central New Jersey and provide recreational uses as well.


FLOODING

The Millstone River basin has suffered a number of severe flooding events over the past 200 years. Hurricane Floyd in September 1999 produced a particualarily severe flood in the basin, especially in the Lost Valley section of Manville , which sits on a flood plain between the Millstone River and the Raritan River .

Two Millstone River basin flood control and mitigation studies are currently underway by separate governmental bodies to determine if future flooding can be mitigated or controlled:




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