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]
| 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″N 75°18′12″W / 40.29528°N 75.30333°W |
| • elevation | 340 feet (100 m) |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°16′56″N 75°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) |
Course
editWest 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
editMunicipalities
editBridges
edit| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f 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.