Mill Creek is a tributary of Neshaminy Creek, one of three tributaries of the Neshaminy which all share the same name, and one of six in Bucks County, Pennsylvania which share the name.[1] The Geographic Name Information System I.D. is 1181118,[2] U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02596.[3]
| Mill Creek | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Township | Doylestown Warrington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lahaska Creek, Watson Creek |
| • coordinates | 40°15′47″N 75°12′27″W / 40.26306°N 75.20750°W |
| • elevation | 217 feet (66 m) |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°16′30″N 75°9′43″W / 40.27500°N 75.16194°W |
• elevation | 120 feet (37 m) |
| Length | 6.08 miles (9.78 km) |
| Basin size | 4.88 square miles (12.6 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mill Creek → Neshaminy Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Landmarks | Lookaway Golf Club, Briarwood Day Camp |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Robin Run (4.39) |
| Slope | 15.95 feet per mile (3.021 m/km) |
Course
editMill Creek begins with the confluence of Watson Creek and Lahaska Creek in the central portion of Buckingham Township a short distance south-southeast of the village of Buckingham, flows generally southeast for almost 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the southwest of Buckingham Mountain where it turns to the east. At the confluence with an unnamed tributary from the left, Mill Creek turns southward for a little more than 0.5 miles (0.80 km). Meeting with another unnamed tributary from the left, it now flows southwestward about another 0.5 miles (0.80 km) until Robin Run joins at Mill Creek's 4.39 river mile from the right where it runs south-southwest for 1.33 miles (2.14 km) to its confluence at Neshaminy Creek's 23.65 river mile just south of Rushland.[4]
Geology
edit- Appalachian Highlands Division
- Piedmont Province
- Gettysburg-Newark Lowland Section
- Leithsville Formation
- Brunswick Formation
- Allentown Formation
- Lockatong Formation
- Gettysburg-Newark Lowland Section
- Piedmont Province
At Mill Creek's headwaters, at the confluence of Lahaska Creek and Watson Creek, is the Allentown Formation, a sedimentary layer of rock deposited during the Cambrian. Mineralogy includes dolomite, limestone, chert, siltstone, oolite, stromatolites, and sharpstone conglomerate.
After a very short distance, it flows into the Leithsville Formation, a sedimentary layer also deposited during the Cambrian. Mineralogy includes dolomite, some containing sand or shale, calcareous shale, and chert.
It then flows into the Brunswick Formation, a sedimentary layer laid down during the Jurassic and Triassic. Mineralogy includes shale, mudstone, siltstone, green and brown shale.
Shortly before it reaches the Neshaminy, it flows into the Lockatong Formation, another formation of sedimentary rock. Mineralogy includes a dark-gray to black argillite, some zones of black shale, and some limestone and calcareous shale.
Named Tributaries
editMunicipalities
editCrossings and Bridges
edit| Crossing | NBI Number | Length | Lanes | Spans | Material/Design | Built | Reconstructed | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swamp Road | 40820 | 22 metres (72 ft) | 2 | 1 | Steel stringer/multi-beam or girder | 2000 | - | 40°15'34.1"N | 75°1'33.3"W |
| Forest Grove Road | 7346 | 129.9 feet (39.6 m) | - | 6 | masonry arch-deck | 1905 | - | 40°16'54"N | 75°1'18"W |
| Smith Road (373) | 7523 | 84 feet (26 m) | - | 6 | Prestressed concrete box beam or girder, concrete cast-in-place deck | 2000 | - | 40°17'11"N | 75°1'32"W |
| New Hope Road | 70815 | 48.9 feet (14.9 m) | - | - | Prestressed concrete box beam or girder, concrete cast-in-place deck | 1983 | - | 40°17'21"N | 75°2'4"W |
| Lower Mountain Road | 7532 | 68.9 feet (21.0 m) | - | - | Prestressed concrete box beam or girder, concrete cast-in-place deck | 1982 | - | 40°18'5"N | 75°2'56"W |
| Upper Mountain Road | 7533 | 66.9 feet (20.4 m) | - | - | Prestressed concrete box beam or girder | 1995 | - | 40°18'33"N | 75°3'7"W |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P1.
- ^ "Domestic Names".
- ^ http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf, page 97
- ^ "Google Maps". www.google.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ www.nationalbridges.com https://web.archive.org/web/20131031210639/http://nationalbridges.com/. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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