Looking northwest at City of Rahway water works, September 22, 2005

The Rahway River is a river, approximately 30 mi (48 km) long, in northeastern New Jersey in the United States. The river drains part of the suburban and urbanized area of New Jersey west of New York City. Part of the extended area of New York Harbor, the river empties into the Arthur Kill. In its upper reaches, the river is lined with several urban parks. The mouth of the river serves an industrial access channel. Image File history File linksMetadata Waterplant_web. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... New York Harbor is a geographic trem that refers collectively to the bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson and adjacent rivers in the vicinity of New York City. ... The Arthur Kill, seen from Staten Island, with Carteret, New Jersey in the background. ...

It rises in central Essex County, beginning as two separate branches. The West Branch begins in Verona and flows south through the South Mountain Reservation in the valley between Watchung Mountains No. 1 and No. 2. It runs directly through downtown Millburn. The East Branch begins somewhere between West Orange and Montclair, and travels through the towns of South Orange and Maplewood. The two branches meet near Interstate 78, continuing south through the Union County communities of Springfield, Cranford and Clark. In Rahway the river receives the Robinson's Branch and South Branch , which are approximately 10 mi (16 km) long. The river's mouth is at Arthur Kill between Carteret (on the south) and Linden (on the north) and opposite Port Mobil on Staten Island. Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. ... Map of Verona Township in Essex County Verona is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... South Mountain Reservation covers 2,047. ... The Watchung Mountains are a pair of two long low ridge lateral morraines formed by glaciers in the most recent ice age, between 400 ft. ... Map of Millburn Township in Essex County Millburn is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... West Orange is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... Map of Montclair Township in Essex County Montclair is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... Map of South Orange Village in Essex County South Orange is a Village in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... Map of Maplewood Township in Essex County Maplewood is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... Interstate 78 (abbreviated I-78) is an Interstate Highway in the Northeast United States, running 144 miles (231 km) from Interstate 81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania across northern New Jersey to downtown New York City. ... Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Springfield Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New Jersey: Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Map of Cranford Township in Union County. ... Clark is a census-designated place located in Union County, New Jersey. ... Rahway is a city located in Union County, New Jersey. ... Carteret is a borough located in Middlesex County, New Jersey. ... Linden is a city located in Union County, New Jersey. ... For other uses, see Staten Island (disambiguation) Staten Island, shown in an enhanced satellite image Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located on an island of the same name on the west side of the Narrows at the entrance of New York Harbor. ...

The river is the source of drinking water for the City of Rahway.^[1] Each Spring, the river is stocked with approximately 6,000 trout.^[2] Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou subsp) Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ...

See also

• Geography of New York Harbor
• List of New Jersey rivers

This article provides an index of natural geographic features of the extended area of New York Harbor. ... This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...

External links

• Rahway River Association
• Rahway River Greenway Project
• U.S. Geological Survey: NJ stream gaging stations
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Rahway River Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Study