Morgan Creek (Tohickon Creek tributary)
Morgan Creek is a tributary of the Tohickon Creek in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the United States, rising in Milford Township and empties into the Tohickon in Richland Township east of Quakertown.
| Morgan Creek Bog Run | |
|---|---|
  Morgan Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Township | Milford, Richland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 40°24′26″N 75°22′28″W / 40.40722°N 75.37444°W |
| • elevation | 540 feet (160 m) |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°26′25″N 75°18′42″W / 40.44028°N 75.31167°W |
• elevation | 479 feet (146 m) |
| Length | 4.88 miles (7.85 km) |
| Basin size | 4.54 square miles (11.8 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Morgan Creek → Tohickon Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Bridges | Allentown Road (South Main Street) Scholls School Road Pennsylvania Route 309 (South West End Boulevard) South Old Bethlehem Pike Pennsylvania Route 313 (Doylestown Pike) |
History
editThe stream was originally named Bog Run as it was indicated so on a draft of Elizabeth Galloway's land in 1781 and a number of other drafts by Samuel Foulke about the same time. It was named so because it ran through the wetlands today known as the Quakertown Swamp. The origin of the name Morgan Creek is unknown, but, it may have referred to General Daniel Morgan.[1]
Statistics
editThe Geographic Names Information System identification is 1181545. The Pennsylvania Gazatteer of Streams' identification is 03184. Morgan Creek has a watershed of 4.54 square miles (11.8 km2). The elevation of the source is approximately 530 feet (160 m) and the elevation at the mouth is 479 feet (146 m) and it meets its confluence at the Tohickon Creek's 23.0 river mile.[2][3]
Course
editMorgan Creek rises in Milford Township just south of Trumbauersville at an elevation of 540 feet (160 m) and flows toward the east and slowly curves to the northeast by the time it drains into the Tohickon at an elevation of 479 feet (146 m). The stream has an average slope of 12.5 feet per mile (1.78 meters per kilometer).
Geology
edit- Appalachian Highlands Division
- Piedmont Province
- Gettysburg-Newark Lowland Section
- Brunswick Formation
- Gettysburg-Newark Lowland Section
- Piedmont Province
The course of Morgan Run lies in the Brunswick Formation laid down during the Jurassic and the Triassic and consists of mudstone, siltstone, along with reddish-brown, green, and brown shale. Mineralogy includes argillite and hornfels.[4]
Crossings and Bridges
edit| Crossing | NBI Number | Length | Lanes | Spans | Material/Design | Built | Reconstructed | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown Road (South Main Street) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scholls School Road | 7637 | 9 metres (30 ft) | 2 | 2 | Concrete culvert | 1974 | - | 40°24'32.9"N | 75°21'15.9"W |
| Pennsylvania Route 309 (South West End Boulevard) | 6979 | 10 metres (33 ft) | 2 | 1 | Concrete Tee Beam | 1936 | 1963 | 40°24'46.7"N | 75°20'31"W |
| South Old Bethlehem Pike | 7638 | 9 metres (30 ft) | 2 | 1 | Concrete Tee Beam | 1922 | 1970 | 40°24'53.62"N | 75°20'16"W |
| Pennsylvania Route 313 (Doylestown Pike) | 6996 | 17 metres (56 ft) | 2 | 2 | Concrete Tee Beam | 1930 | - | 40°26'17.1"N | 75°18'54.5"W |
References
edit- ^ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P245.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morgan Creek
- ^ paGazetteerOfStreams, lycomingedu, p100, I.D. 03184 (PDF)
- ^ "Pennsylvania Geological Survey". PaGEODE. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Home". nationalbridges.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2017-12-26.