| Robin Run | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Township | Wrightstown, Buckingham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 40°17′36″N75°4′8″W / 40.29333°N 75.06889°W |
| • elevation | 320 feet (98 m) |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°16′18″N75°1′34″W / 40.27167°N 75.02611°W |
• elevation | 161 feet (49 m) |
| Length | 2.01 miles (3.23 km) |
| Basin size | 2.27 square miles (5.9 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Robin Run → Mill Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Waterbodies | Robin Run Lake |
| Slope | 76.1 feet per mile (14.41 m/km) |
Robin Run is a dammed headwater major tributary of the Delaware River with a drainage area of 22.69 square miles that is 1.69 miles north 1.69 miles north of Mill Creek's Confluence with the Neshaminy Creek [1] on the border of Buckingham and Wrightstown Townships), [2] The headwaters originate in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and the stream flows generally southeast to its confluence with Mill Creek in Wrightstown Township.
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Major tributaries of the Upper and Middle Neshaminy Creek include the West and North Branch of Neshaminy Creek, Pine Run, Cooks Run, Mill Creek, Lahaska Creek, Robin Run, Watson Creek, and Newtown Creek, all of which flow into the Main Stem Neshaminy Creek. [3]
The Geographic Name Information System I.D. is 1185219, [4] U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02598. [5]
Previously, the Neshaminy Water Resources Authority oversaw the dam, however, Bucks County assumed control and oversight of the dam(s). Robin Run in Buckingham Township is one of six county dams, including the Newtown Creek in Newtown Township, Nockamixon Dam in Pine Run in Doylestown, and, Core Creek in Middletown Township. [6] For Robin Run, a regression analysis correlating existing discharges with drainage area was developed prior to construction of the dam. [7]
In 2009, Bucks County workers performed an unauthorized valve repair that flushed "tens of thousands" of healthy fish [8] out of the reservoir to suffer and die on the banks downstream. [9] [10] Bucks County was fined by the PA DEP for the illegal action, however, the fine was unpaid, or was paid with the proceeds not used to correct the damage and replace the fish that were killed. As a result, the lake has not been re-stocked with fish and remains a depressing place to go fishing. [11]
