Martins Creek (Delaware River tributary, Bucks County)

Martins Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Bucks County, Pennsylvania meeting its confluence at the Delaware River 122 river mile.[1]

Martins Creek
Martins Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
TownshipFalls
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates40°11′18″N 74°50′11″W
  elevation100 feet (30 m)
Mouth 
  coordinates
40°8′3″N 74°48′56″W
  elevation
0 feet (0 m)
Length5.11 miles (8.22 km)
Basin size11.5 square miles (30 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionMartins Creek → Delaware RiverDelaware Bay
River systemDelaware River
LandmarksFairless Hills, Levittown
Tributaries 
  leftRock Run
BridgesTrenton Road
Vermillion Way
New Falls Road
Thornridge Way
Falls Tullytown Road
U.S. Route 13
East Penn Valley Road
Mill Creek Road
Old Bristol Pike
Bordentown Road (Main Street, Tullytown)
Slope19.57 feet per mile (3.706 m/km)

Statistics

Martins Creek has a watershed of 11.5 square miles (30 km2). It was entered into the Geographic Names Information System of the U.S. Geological Survey as identification number 1180503,[2] U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02920.[1]

Course

Martins Creek is contained wholly with in Falls Township. It rises just north of Trenton Road in the north portion of the township at an elevation of 100 feet (30 m) and flows southeast while joining with two tributaries, one from the left and one from the right. Just after it passes under New Falls Road, it joins with another unnamed tributary from the right, at which it makes a left turn then bends right again flowing southeast until it passes under U.S. Route 13 where it meets with Rock Run from the left where Martins turns right flowing almost due south. Just north of Mill Creek road it connects with the Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division) and continues on the other side of the canal, flowing south until it meets at the Delaware River's 122.4 river mile at an elevation of 0 feet (0 m), resulting in an average slope of 19.57 feet per mile (3.706 m/km).[3]

Municipalities

Crossings and Bridges

CrossingNBI NumberLengthLanesSpansMaterial/DesignBuiltReconstructedLatitudeLongitude
Trenton Road---------
Vermillion Way---------
New Falls Road716413 metres (43 ft)21prestressed concrete box beam or girders - multiple1957201140°10'50.1"N74°49'25.49"W
Thornridge Way---------
Falls Tulleytown Road676913 metres (43 ft)21prestressed concrete box beam or girders - multiple1955-40°9'24.8"W74°48'44.7"W
U.S. Route 13677212 metres (39 ft)21Concrete Tee Beam1955200440°10'38.2"N74°48'43.7"W
East Penn Valley Road729012 metres (39 ft)22concrete culvert1978-40°10'18"N74°48'12"W
Mill Creek Road748924 metres (79 ft)22concrete culvert1961-40°9'26.8"N74°48'24"W
Old Bristol Pike729214 metres (46 ft)21Concrete Tee Beam1945-40°9'0.2"N74°48'33.44"W
Bordentown Road (Main Street, Tullytown)729511 metres (36 ft)2119011979---

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