Pine Run (Mill Creek, Neshaminy Creek tributary)

Pine Creek is a tributary of Mill Creek, which, in turn, is a tributary of the Neshaminy Creek, part of the Delaware River watershed.[1][2]

Pine Run
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
TownshipNorthampton
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates40°11′53″N 74°58′46″W
  elevation180 feet (55 m)
Mouth 
  coordinates
40°10′44″N 74°57′34″W
  elevation
56 feet (17 m)
Length2.14 miles (3.44 km)
Basin size2.66 square miles (6.9 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionPine Run → Mill CreekNeshaminy CreekDelaware RiverDelaware Bay
River systemDelaware River
Slope57.94 feet per mile (10.973 m/km)

Statistics

Rising in Northampton Township, Pine Run flows in a southerly direction for about one-third its length before turning easterly, the finally southerly again to its confluence with Mill Creek at its 0.15 river mile. The watershed is about 2.66 square miles (6.9 km2).[3]

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection designation is 02520.
US Geological Survey designation is 1183875. [4]

Geology

Pine Run lies within the Stockton Formation, a sedimentary layer of rock laid down during the Triassic. Mineralogy includes sandstone, arkosic sandstone, shale, siltstone, and mudstone.

Municipalities

Pine Run lies completely within Northampton Township.

Crossings and Bridges

CrossingNBI NumberLengthLanesSpansMaterial/DesignBuiltReconstructedLatitudeLongitude
Bridgetown Pike71728 metres (26 ft)21Concrete slab196640°10'50.8"N74°57'31.49"W
Wooden Bridge Road---------
Pennsylvania Route 532 (Buck Road)---------

See also

References

  1. http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1183875
  2. MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P243.
  3. http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf, page 111
  4. "GNIS Feature Search". geonames.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior.
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