Core Creek (Neshaminy Creek tributary)

Core Creek is a tributary of the Neshaminy Creek in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Rising in Lower Makefield Township, it flows in the Stockton Formation until it meets its confluence with the Neshaminy in Middletown Township. At one time it powered seven mills along its length.

Core Creek
Coar Creek, Koar Creek, Ye Old Mans Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
TownshipLower Makefield, Middletown
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates40°15′30″N 74°54′51″W / 40.25833°N 74.91417°W / 40.25833; -74.91417
 • elevation280 feet (85 m)
Mouth 
 • coordinates
40°11′22″N 74°55′40″W / 40.18944°N 74.92778°W / 40.18944; -74.92778
 • elevation
66 feet (20 m)
Length7.24 miles (11.65 km)
Basin size9.77 square miles (25.3 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionCore Creek → Neshaminy CreekDelaware RiverDelaware Bay
River systemDelaware Bay
LandmarksGarden of Reflection, Core Creek Park
WaterbodiesSilver Lake, Lake Luxembourg
Slope29.56 feet per mile (5.598 m/km)

Statistics

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The watershed of Core Creek is approximately 9.77 square miles (25.3 km2), part of the Delaware River watershed, and meets at the Neshaminy Creek's 14.30 river mile. The Geographic Names Information System I.D. is 1172452. [1] The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey I.D. is 02543.[2]

History

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An old document in the Library of the Bucks County Historical Society at one time dated "the 3 day of ye 7th month of 1696," the report of a jury appointed by the Court of Bucks County to lay out "a road (viz a cart road) from new towne [Newtown] to ye ferry at Gilbert Wheeler's." At one time there were seven mills along the creek.[3]

Course

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Core Creek rises in the northwestern portion of Lower Makefield Township, oriented east, then southeast, then is oriented southwest for some distance, passing into Middletown Township until it passes through Core Creek Park as it passes through Lake Luxembourg, created in 1975. After the lake, it continues southwest until it meets with the Neshaminy Creek. [4]

Geology

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Core creek lies within the Stockton Formation, a bedrock of sandstone, arkosic sandstone, shale, siltstone, and mudstone deposited during the Triassic. [5]

Municipalities

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Crossings and Bridges

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Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed Latitude Longitude
Pennsylvania Route 413 (Langhorne Newtown Road) 40951 20 metres (66 ft) 3 1 Prestressed box beam or girders-multiple 2000 - 40°11'26.6"N 74°55'36"W
Park Road
Woodbourne Road 7245 13 metres (43 ft) 2 1 Prestressed concrete box beam or girder-single or spread 1976 - 40°12'42.2"N 74°54'26.89"W
Pennsylvania Route 332 (Newtown Yardley Road, Newtown Bypass) 7007 43 metres (141 ft) 4 1 Prestressed concrete stringer/multi-beam or girder 1990 - 40°13'54"N 74°54'6"W
Lindenhurst Road 7307 13 metres (43 ft) 2 1 Prestressed concrete box beam or girders-single or spread 1966 - 40°14'7.8"N 74°53'46.5"W
Quarry Road
Woodside Road
Lindenhurst Road 41240 6 metres (20 ft) 2 2 Culvert 2001 - 40°15'24.5"N 74°53'50.48"W
Pennsylvania Route 532 (Washington Crossing Road)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "GNIS Feature Search". geonames.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. ^ paGazetteerOfStreams, lycomingedu, p48, I.D. 02561 (PDF)
  3. ^ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P84.
  4. ^ "U.S. Geological Survey, The National Map". TNM Download. U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Pennsylvania Geological Survey". PaGEODE. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  6. ^ "The National Bridge Inventory Database". National Bridges. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2017.