Ironworks Creek
| Ironworks Creek | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks County |
| Township | Northampton Township |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| • coordinates | 40°13′15″N 75°00′45″W / 40.22083°N 75.01250°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States |
• coordinates | 40°10′18″N 74°59′14″W / 40.17167°N 74.98722°W |
• elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Basin size | 6.33 sq mi (16.4 km2) |
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Ironworks Creek is a tributary of Mill Creek in Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, part of the Neshaminy Creek, and of the Delaware River watersheds.[1]
Statistics
[edit]Rising near Richboro, Ironworks creek flows in a generally south and southeasterly course passing through Springfield Lake finally meeting its confluence at Mill Creek's 1.90 river mile, its watershed is approximately 6.33 square miles (16.4 km2).[2]
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection designation is 02526.[2]
US Geological Survey designation is 1192672.
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Tributaries
[edit]Ironworks Creek has three unnamed tributaries, one of which joins within the Churchville Reservoir, a lake constructed in 1942 by damming up a section of the creek.[4] The Churchville Nature Center, a facility of the Bucks County Parks and Recreation that operates a 55 acre environmental education center and nature preserve adjacent to the reservoir, works on protecting the 700+ acres of the watershed formed around the Ironworks Creek.
Geology
[edit]Ironworks Creek lies within the Stockton Formation, a sedimentary layer of rock laid down during the Triassic. Mineralogy includes sandstone, arkosic sandstone, siltstone, shale, and mudstone.
Municipalities
[edit]The stream and it tributaries lie wholly within Northampton Township.
Crossings and Bridges
[edit]| Crossing | NBI Number | Length | Lanes | Spans | Material/Design | Built | Reconstructed | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Route 532 (Buck Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinquapin Road | 7208 | 15 metres (49 ft) | 2 | 1 | Prestressed concrete Box Beam or Girder | 1966 | 2015 | 40°10'25.6"N | 74°59'22"W |
| Lower Holland Road | 7631 | 33.1 metres (109 ft) | 2 | 1 | Cast-in-place concrete Stringer/Multi-beam or girder | 1952 | - | 40°11'54.5"N | 75°0'39.3"W |
| Bustleton Pike | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Willow Road | 7629 | 9 metres (30 ft) | 2 | 1 | Prestressed concrete Box Beam or Girders | 1962 | 1977 | 40°11'59.66"N | 75°0'43.5"W |
| Tanyard Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Second Street Pike | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania Route 332 (Almshouse Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
See also
[edit]- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
- List of rivers of the United States
- List of Delaware River tributaries
References
[edit]- ^ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P202.
- ^ a b http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazeetterOfStreams.pdf[permanent dead link], Page 77
- ^ "GNIS Feature Search". geonames.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Google Maps". www.google.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.