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词条 Pine Run (North Branch Neshaminy Creek)
释义

  1. History

  2. Statistics

  3. Course

  4. Geology

  5. Municipalities

  6. Crossings and Bridges

  7. See also

  8. References

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| subdivision_name3 = Bucks
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| subdivision_name4 = New Britain
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Plumstead
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| subdivision_name5 = Chalfont
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Allohaken Park
North Branch Park
Pine Valley Covered Bridge
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Pine Run is a tributary of the North Branch Neshaminy Creek, part of the Delaware River watershed. Pine Run flows entirely in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, rising in Plumstead Township, passing through Buckingham Township and New Britain Township, meeting its confluence with the North Branch in the Borough of Chalfont.

History

Pine Run powered two of the earliest mills in central Bucks County; Dyers Mill at Dyerstown and Butler Mill at Chalfont.[1]

Statistics

The watershed of Pine Run is {{Convert|11.70|sqmi|km2}}, its confluence is at the North Branch Neshaminy Creek's 0.45 river mile. The Geographic Name Information System I.D. is 1183891[2], U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02790.[3]

Course

Rising from an unnamed pond near Landisville in Plumstead Township at an elevation of {{convert|340|ft|m}}, it flows to the southwest through Buckingham Township where it meets the Pine Run Dam and lake, then through New Britain Township, then finally into the Borough of Chalfont where it meets with the North Branch of the Neshaminy at an elevation of {{convert|249|ft|m}}. Pine Run has a total length of {{convert|7.84|mi|km}} resulting in an average slope of {{convert|11.61|ft/mi|m/km}}.[4]

Geology

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

Pine Run flows within the Stockton Formation, bedrock laid down during the Triassic, consisting of arkosic sandstone, sandstone, shale, siltstone, and mudstone. Then as it enters Chalfont, it enters the Lockatong Formation, also from the Triassic, consisting of argillite, black shale, limestone, and shale.[5]

Municipalities

  • Bucks County
    • Borough of Chalfont
    • New Britain Township
    • Buckingham Township
    • Plumstead Township

Crossings and Bridges

[6][7]
Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed LatitudeLongitude
Bergstrom Road485399.1|m|ft}}23concrete Culvert1990-40°21'15"N75°6'45"W
Burnt House Hill Road76338|m|ft}}21Concrete Culvert1984-40°9'30"N75°7'42"W
Old Easton Road763614|m|ft}}21Concrete Tee Beam1928-40°20'32.9"N75°7'32.6"W
Pennsylvania Route 611 (North Easton Road)709713|m|ft}}31Concrete Tee Beam1938-40°20'19.4"N757'53.47"W
Pennsylvania Route 611 (Doylestown Bypass)706914|m|ft}}22Concrete Culvert1973-40°20'12"N75°8'6"W
Pennsylvania Route 313 (Swamp Road)698411.9|m|ft}}--Concrete Tee Beam, concrete cast-in-place decking1941-40°20'3"N75°8'23"W
Old Dublin Pike737525|m|ft}}23Masonry Arch-deck2013-40°19'52.7"N75°8'43.97"W
Chapman Road759713|m|ft}}22Wood or Timber Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder1990-40°19'50.34"N75°8'58.56"W
Rickert Road750810|m|ft}}21Concrete continuous, Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder1910-40°19'37.7"N75°9'25.8"W
Limekiln Road750632.3|m|ft--Prestressed concrete Tee Beam, concrete cast-in-place decking1977-40°19'22"N75°9'38"W
Pine Run Dam (Pine Run Reservoir)---------
Old Ironhill Road (Keeley Avenue)(Pine Valley Covered Bridge)749922|m|ft}}11Steel Stringer/Mulit-beam or Girder1906198540°18'18.6"N75°11'13.9"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, P302.
2. ^http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1183891
3. ^http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf, page 111
4. ^https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3212358,-75.1585472,13.33z
5. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.gis.dcnr.state.pa.us/geology/index.html |title= Pennsylvania Geological Survey |website=PaGEODE |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |access-date= 29 March 2018}}
6. ^http://www.nationalbridges.com/, retrieved 2 July 2017
7. ^http://www.uglybridges.com/, retrieved 2 July 2017.

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