Mill Creek (Neshaminy Creek tributary, Northampton Township)

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Mill Creek
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Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bucks County
Township Northampton Township, Lower Southampton Township, Upper Southampton Township
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 • location Upper Southampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
 • coordinates 40°11′29″N75°1′57″W / 40.19139°N 75.03250°W / 40.19139; -75.03250
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 • location
 Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
 • coordinates
 40°10′43″N74°57′26″W / 40.17861°N 74.95722°W / 40.17861; -74.95722
 • elevation
49 ft (15 m)
Basin size17.40 sq mi (45.1 km2)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • right Pine Run, Ironworks Creek
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Mill Creek (Pennsylvania)

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]

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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

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CrossingNBI NumberLengthLanesSpansMaterial/DesignBuiltReconstructedCoordinates
Cherry Blossom Drive------- 40°11′51″N75°2′20″W / 40.19750°N 75.03889°W / 40.19750; -75.03889
Pennsylvania Route 232 (North Second Street Pike) & Bristol Road------- 40°11′28″N75°1′56″W / 40.19111°N 75.03222°W / 40.19111; -75.03222
Churchville Road4552315 metres (49 ft)21prestressed concrete lob box beam or girder2009- 40°10′44.4″N75°1′21.72″W / 40.179000°N 75.0227000°W / 40.179000; -75.0227000
Rydal Lane------- 40°10′39″N75°1′5″W / 40.17750°N 75.01806°W / 40.17750; -75.01806
Gravel Hill Road751110 metres (33 ft)12masonry long Arch-Deck1996- 40°10′29.2″N75°0′51.8″W / 40.174778°N 75.014389°W / 40.174778; -75.014389
Bustletown Pike72999 metres (30 ft)21Concrete long slab1965- 40°10′12.6″N75°0′31.02″W / 40.170167°N 75.0086167°W / 40.170167; -75.0086167
West Bristol Road------- 40°10′7″N74°59′55″W / 40.16861°N 74.99861°W / 40.16861; -74.99861
Buck Road704535 metres (115 ft)22Prestressed concrete long box beam or girder19321984 40°10′17.8″N74°59′14.2″W / 40.171611°N 74.987278°W / 40.171611; -74.987278
Bridgetown Pike------- 40°10′41″N74°57′47″W / 40.17806°N 74.96306°W / 40.17806; -74.96306

See also

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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. 1 2 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/ Archived 2013-10-31 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved June, 2017
  6. ↑ The National Map, https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/, U.S. Geological Survey, retrieved 12 August 2018
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