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Great Ditch
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Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source 89 ft (27 m)
40°23′5″N 74°28′57″W / 40.38472°N 74.48250°W / 40.38472; -74.48250
River mouth 40°23′39″N 74°30′27″W / 40.39417°N 74.50750°W / 40.39417; -74.50750
Basin features
Progression Lawrence Brook, Raritan River, Atlantic Ocean
River system Raritan River system

Great Ditch is a drainage ditch that drains areas of the Pigeon Swamp State Park in New Jersey in the United States.

Course

Great Ditch starts at 40°23′5″N 74°28′57″W / 40.38472°N 74.48250°W / 40.38472; -74.48250, in the Pigeon Swamp State Park. It flows west, crossing Fresh Ponds Road and Route 130 before joining another stream at 40°23′39″N 74°30′27″W / 40.39417°N 74.50750°W / 40.39417; -74.50750 which drains into the Lawrence Brook.

Purpose

This canal's purpose is to drain sections of the Pigeon Swamp to prevent flooding of Deans Rhode Hall Road, which passes through the swamp.

Sister tributaries

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