East Brunswick, North Brunswick and South Brunswick
The lake is named after Edward Farrington, mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1915–1918, who envisioned the construction of the dam to supply water to his city. Mayor Farrington died while in office, in 1918.
The lake is bordered by East Brunswick, North Brunswick and South Brunswick. It covers about 1.17 km² (290 acres) and has a mean depth of 2 meters (6 ft) with a maximum depth of 4 meters (12 ft). The lake is accessible from a boat ramp; the only powered boats allowed are those with an electric motor.
farrington, lake, scenic, freshwater, reservoir, middlesex, county, jersey, near, milltown, jersey, created, lawrence, brook, tributary, raritan, river, lake, fact, widened, section, lawrence, brook, main, tributaries, ireland, brook, beaverdam, brook, oakeys,. Farrington Lake is a scenic freshwater reservoir in Middlesex County New Jersey near Milltown New Jersey Created by a dam on the Lawrence Brook a tributary of the Raritan River the lake is in fact a widened section of the Lawrence Brook Its main tributaries are the Ireland Brook the Beaverdam Brook and the Oakeys Brook Farrington LakeFarrington LakeShow map of New JerseyFarrington LakeShow map of the United StatesLocationEast Brunswick North Brunswick Middlesex County New JerseyCoordinates40 26 55 N 74 27 12 W 40 44861 N 74 45333 W 40 44861 74 45333 Coordinates 40 26 55 N 74 27 12 W 40 44861 N 74 45333 W 40 44861 74 45333Primary inflowsLawrence BrookPrimary outflowsLawrence BrookCatchment areaLawrence Brook WatershedBasin countriesUnited StatesSurface area1 17 km2 290 acres Average depth2 m 6 6 ft Max depth4 m 13 ft SettlementsEast Brunswick North Brunswick and South BrunswickThe lake is named after Edward Farrington mayor of New Brunswick New Jersey in 1915 1918 who envisioned the construction of the dam to supply water to his city Mayor Farrington died while in office in 1918 The lake is bordered by East Brunswick North Brunswick and South Brunswick It covers about 1 17 km 290 acres and has a mean depth of 2 meters 6 ft with a maximum depth of 4 meters 12 ft The lake is accessible from a boat ramp the only powered boats allowed are those with an electric motor Fish species in the lake include Chain Pickerel Channel Catfish Largemouth Bass Northern Pike Crappie Brown Trout Yellow Perch and Rainbow Trout 1 Dam of Farrington Lake North Brunswick References Edit Oliver Shapiro Fishing New Jersey A Guide for Freshwater Anglers Burford Books 2006 p 116f External links EditThe Scenic Lawrence Brook pictures Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership LBWP watershed association This Middlesex County New Jersey state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Farrington Lake amp oldid 980149821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
