Houghs Creek (Delaware River tributary)

Houghs Creek
Hough Creek
Houghs Creek; Hough Creek
	Houghs Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Bucks
Township	Upper Makefield
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	40°16′19″N74°57′17″W / 40.27194°N 74.95472°W
• elevation	320 feet (98 m)
Mouth
• coordinates	40°19′39″N74°51′32″W / 40.32750°N 74.85889°W
• elevation	26 feet (7.9 m)
Length	4.70 miles (7.56 km)
Basin size	5.19 square miles (13.4 km2)
Basin features
Progression	Houghs Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River system	Delaware River
Bridges	Woodland Road; Creamery Road; Highland Road; Old Dolington Road; Pennsylvania Route 532 (Washington Crossing Road); Taylorsville Road; Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division) ; Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road)
Slope	62.55 feet per mile (11.847 m/km)

Last updated August 22, 2024

Houghs Creek (Hough Creek) is a tributary of the Delaware River in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, contained wholly within Upper Makefield Township.^[1]

History

Houghs Creek is named for the first settler on the creek, Richard Hough. It is shown on the Homes map of 1682-1684 as flowing through the Hough tract, but his name was spelled as 'Richard Huffe'.^[2]

Statistics

Houghs Creek was added to the Geographic Names Information System database of the U.S. Geological Survey as identification number 1192637 on 2 August 1979.^[1] The Pennsylvania Gazatteer of Stream identifies Houghs Creek as number 02958.^[3]

Course

Houghs Creek is the most southerly stream in Upper Makefield Township, beginning from the southwest side of the township at an elevation of 320 feet (98 m), it flows generally eastward, receiving three unnamed tributaries from the right bank before reaching its confluence at the Delaware's 140.60 river mile at an elevation of 26 feet (7.9 m), resulting in an average slope of 62.55 feet per mile (11.847 m/km).,^[3] about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) below Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.

Municipalities

Bucks County
- Upper Makefield Township

Crossings and bridges

Crossing	NBI Number	Length	Lanes	Spans	Material/Design	Built	Reconstructed	Latitude	Longitude
Woodland Road	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Creamery Road	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Highland Road	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Old Dolington Road	7647	7 metres (23 ft)	1	1	steel stringer/multi-beam or girder	1940	1985	40°16'55.8"N	74°53'52.1"W
Pennsylvania Route 532 (Washington Crossing Road)	7051	13 metres (43 ft)	2	1	continuous concrete stringer/multi-beam or girder	1910	1928	40°17'2.7"N	74°52'55.78"W
Taylorsville Road	7318	12 metres (39 ft)	2	1	concrete tee beam	1941	-	40°16'52.6"N	74°51'57.7"W
Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division) and towpath	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road)	6787	19 metres (62 ft)	2	1	concrete arch deck	1933	-	40°16'37.8"N	74°51'34"W

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References

1 2 "Houghs Creek Summary Report". Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved 2 February 2022.
↑ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, p. 199
1 2 "Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams" (PDF). Lycoming.edu. p. 73. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 "Houghs Creek Summary Report". Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[MacReynolds-2] MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, p. 199

[Gazetteer-3] 1 2 "Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams" (PDF). Lycoming.edu. p. 73. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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