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词条 Mill Creek (Neshaminy Creek tributary, Northampton Township)
释义

  1. Statistics

  2. Tributaries

  3. Geology

  4. Municipalities

  5. Crossings and bridges

  6. See also

  7. References

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}}Mill Creek is a tributary of Neshaminy Creek rising in Upper Southampton Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is one of at least six creeks in Bucks County bearing the same name. The upper portion of Mill Creek was formerly known as Broad Axe Creek.[1]

Statistics

Mill Creek rises near the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 532 and Bristol Road in Upper Southampton, travels through the northern corner of Lower Southampton Township, then easterly through the lower part of Northampton Township where it meets Neshaminy Creek at the latter's 11.25 river mile.[2] Mill Creek's drainage basin is approximately {{convert|17.40|sqmi|km2}}.[3]

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection designation is 02519.[3]

US Geological Survey designation is 1192933.

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Tributaries

  • Pine Run
  • Ironworks Creek

Geology

  • Appalachian Highlands Division
    • Piedmont Province
    • Gettysburg-Newark Lowland Section
    • Stockton Formation

Mill Creek lies in the Stockton Formation, a sedimentary layer of rock laid down during the Triassic. Mineralogy includes coarse-grained arkosic and other sandstone, shale, siltstone, and mudstone. Mill Creek meets the Neshaminy at the Fall Line between the Piedmont Province and the Atlantic Coastal Plain.

Municipalities

  • Northampton Township
  • Lower Southampton Township
  • Upper Southampton Township

Crossings and bridges

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Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed Coordinates
Cherry Blossom Drive-------40|11|51|N|75|2|20|W}}
Pennsylvania Route 232 (North Second Street Pike) & Bristol Road-------40|11|28|N|75|1|56|W}}
Churchville Road4552315|m|ft}}21prestressed concrete lob box beam or girder2009-40|10|44.4|N|75|1|21.72|W}}
Rydal Lane-------40|10|39|N|75|1|5|W}}
Gravel Hill Road751110|m|ft}}12masonry long Arch-Deck1996-40|10|29.2|N|75|0|51.8|W}}
Bustletown Pike72999|m|ft}}21Concrete long slab1965-40|10|12.6|N|75|0|31.02|W}}
West Bristol Road-------40|10|7|N|74|59|55|W}}
Buck Road704535|m|ft}}22Prestressed concrete long box beam or girder1932198440|10|17.8|N|74|59|14.2|W}}
Bridgetown Pike-------40|10|41|N|74|57|47|W}}

See also

  • List of rivers of Pennsylvania
  • List of rivers of the United States
  • List of Delaware River tributaries

References

1. ^MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P243.
2. ^[https://www.google.com/maps/ google.com], retrieved 24 June 2017
3. ^http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazeetterOfStreams.pdf, Page 99
4. ^{{cite web |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:1:0::::: |title= GNIS Feature Search |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior |archive-date=13 August 2017}}
5. ^http://www.nationalbridges.com/, retrieved June, 2017
6. ^The National Map, https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/, U.S. Geological Survey, retrieved 12 August 2018

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