Mill Creek (Neshaminy Creek tributary, Northampton Township)

Mill Creek is a tributary of Neshaminy Creek rising in Upper Southampton Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is one of at least six creeks in Bucks County bearing the same name. The upper portion of Mill Creek was formerly known as Broad Axe Creek.[1]

Mill Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks County
TownshipNorthampton Township, Lower Southampton Township, Upper Southampton Township
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationUpper Southampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
 • coordinates40°11′29″N 75°1′57″W
Mouth 
 • location
Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
 • coordinates
40°10′43″N 74°57′26″W
 • elevation
49 ft (15 m)
Basin size17.40 sq mi (45.1 km2)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightPine Run, Ironworks Creek
Mill Creek
Mill Creek (Earth)
Mill Creek
Mill Creek (the United States)
Mill Creek
Mill Creek (Pennsylvania)

Statistics

Mill Creek rises near the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 232 and Bristol Road in Upper Southampton, travels through the northern corner of Lower Southampton Township, then easterly through the lower part of Northampton Township where it meets Neshaminy Creek at the latter's 11.25 river mile.[2] Mill Creek's drainage basin is approximately 17.40 square miles (45.1 km2).[3]

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection designation is 02519.[3]

US Geological Survey designation is 1192933. [4]

Tributaries

Geology

Mill Creek lies in the Stockton Formation, a sedimentary layer of rock laid down during the Triassic. Mineralogy includes coarse-grained arkosic and other sandstone, shale, siltstone, and mudstone. Mill Creek meets the Neshaminy at the Fall Line between the Piedmont Province and the Atlantic Coastal Plain.

Municipalities

Crossings and bridges

[5][6]

CrossingNBI NumberLengthLanesSpansMaterial/DesignBuiltReconstructedCoordinates
Cherry Blossom Drive-------40°11′51″N 75°2′20″W
Pennsylvania Route 232 (North Second Street Pike) & Bristol Road-------40°11′28″N 75°1′56″W
Churchville Road4552315 metres (49 ft)21prestressed concrete lob box beam or girder2009-40°10′44.4″N 75°1′21.72″W
Rydal Lane-------40°10′39″N 75°1′5″W
Gravel Hill Road751110 metres (33 ft)12masonry long Arch-Deck1996-40°10′29.2″N 75°0′51.8″W
Bustletown Pike72999 metres (30 ft)21Concrete long slab1965-40°10′12.6″N 75°0′31.02″W
West Bristol Road-------40°10′7″N 74°59′55″W
Buck Road704535 metres (115 ft)22Prestressed concrete long box beam or girder1932198440°10′17.8″N 74°59′14.2″W
Bridgetown Pike-------40°10′41″N 74°57′47″W

See also

References
  1. MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P243.
  2. google.com, retrieved 24 June 2017
  3. http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazeetterOfStreams.pdf%5B%5D, Page 99
  4. "GNIS Feature Search". geonames.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior.
  5. http://www.nationalbridges.com/, retrieved June, 2017
  6. The National Map, https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/, U.S. Geological Survey, retrieved 12 August 2018
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.