The Raritan River is the longest and largest river of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its watershed drains much of the mountainous area of the central region and a smaller portion of the northern region of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay near Staten Island on the Atlantic Ocean.
Population: ~1.2 million
Etymology: Raritan Indian tribe
Country: United States
State: New Jersey
Counties: Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset, Union
Municipalities: Raritan, Clinton, Bridgewater Township, Somerville, Bound Brook, South Bound Brook, Piscataway, Franklin Township, New Brunswick, Highland Park, Edison, East Brunswick, Sayreville, Woodbridge, Perth Amboy, South Amboy
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