West Branch Neshaminy Creek

West Branch Neshaminy Creek
West Branch Neshaminy Creek
	West Branch Neshaminy Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery ; Bucks
Township	Franconia ; Hatfield ; New Britain
Borough	Hatfield
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	40°17′43″N75°18′12″W / 40.29528°N 75.30333°W
• elevation	340 feet (100 m)
Mouth
• coordinates	40°16′56″N75°12′15″W / 40.28222°N 75.20417°W
• elevation	240 feet (73 m)
Length	8.01 miles (12.89 km)
Basin size	25 square miles (65 km2)
Basin features
Progression	West Branch Neshaminy Creek → Neshaminy Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River system	Delaware River
Landmarks	West Branch Park; Kelly Park
Tributaries
• left	Reading Creek
Bridges	Bergey Road; Penn Avenue; East Broad Street; East Lincoln Avenue; Chestnut Street; East Vine Street; Orvilla Road; Line Lexington Road; Pennsylvania Route 309 (Bethlehem Pike); County Line Road; Schoolhouse Road
Slope	12.48 feet per mile (2.364 m/km)

Last updated December 23, 2023

West Branch Neshaminy Creek is one of two branches of the Neshaminy Creek, the other being the North Branch, part of the Delaware River watershed.^[1] It is located in Bucks and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania.^[2]^[3]

Course

West Bank Neshaminy Creek rises from an unnamed pond southeast of County Line Road between Church Street and East Township Line Road at an elevation of 340 feet (100 m), flowing south for about 2.70 miles (4.35 km) where it meets an unnamed tributary from the left bank, then turns to the southeast for about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) where it meets a tributary from the right. Then it meanders to the east, then northeast, then southeast, picking up three more tributaries from the right and one from the left (Arrowhead Spring Creek) before meeting up with the North Branch to form the Neshaminy at an elevation of 240 feet (73 m), total length of the branch is 8.01 miles (12.89 km), resulting in an average slope of 12.48 feet per mile (2.364 m/km).^[4] The West Branch drains 25 square miles (65 km²).

Named tributaries

Reading Creek ^[5]

Municipalities

Bridges

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Crossing	NBI Number	Length	Lanes	Spans	Material/Design	Built	Reconstructed	Latitude	Longitude
County Line Road	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
East Township Line Road	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bergey Road	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Penn Avenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
East Broad Street	27529	8 metres (26 ft)	2	2	Masonry Arch-deck	-	-	40°16'50.8"N	75°17'53.62"W
East Lincoln Avenue	42587	8.2 metres (27 ft)	2	2	Masonry Arch-deck	-	-	40°16'49"N	75°17'51"W
Chestnut Street	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
East Vine Street	27896	15 metres (49 ft)	2	1	Prestressed concrete Box Beam or Girders - Multiple	1986	-	40°16'36"N	75°17'33"W
Orvilla Road	27532	25 metres (82 ft)	2	3	Masonry Arch-Deck	-	-	40°17'1.7"N	75°16'22.17"W
Line Lexington Road	28020	12.8 metres (42 ft)	2	-	Prestressed concrete Box Beam or Girders - Multiple	1998	-	40°16'8"N	75°16'19"W
Pennsylvania Route 309 (Bethlehem Pike)	27400	23 metres (75 ft)	4	2	Concrete Tee Beam	1934	1963	40°16'24"N	75°15'30.75"W
County Line Road	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Schoolhouse Road	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P1.
↑ "West Branch Neshaminy Creek". Geographic Name Information System. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
↑ "Gazetter of Streams" (PDF). lycoming.edu. p. 146. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
↑ "West Branch Neshaminy Creek". Google maps. Retrieved June 12, 2017.^{[ better source needed ]}
↑ "Water Resources" (PDF), Tri-Municipal Master Trail & Greenway Plan, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation, Pennsylvania, November 2010, p. 25, retrieved June 12, 2017
↑ "NBI Structure Number 27529". Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

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[MacReynolds-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P1.

[2] "West Branch Neshaminy Creek". Geographic Name Information System. Retrieved June 12, 2017.

[3] "Gazetter of Streams" (PDF). lycoming.edu. p. 146. Retrieved June 12, 2017.

[4] "West Branch Neshaminy Creek". Google maps. Retrieved June 12, 2017.^{[ better source needed ]}

[5] "Water Resources" (PDF), Tri-Municipal Master Trail & Greenway Plan, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation, Pennsylvania, November 2010, p. 25, retrieved June 12, 2017

[6] "NBI Structure Number 27529". Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

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