Mill Creek (Neshaminy Creek tributary, Doylestown Township)

Mill Creek is one of the three tributaries of the Neshaminy Creek bearing the name and one of six Mill Creeks in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.[1] Rising in Doylestown Township, Mill Creek runs about 2 miles (3.2 km) to its confluence at Neshaminy Creek's 36.40 river mile.

Mill Creek
pushpin map showing location of Mill Creek
pushpin map showing location of Mill Creek
Mill Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
TownshipDoylestown
Warrington
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates40°15′47″N 75°9′43″W
 • elevation390 feet (120 m)
Mouth 
 • coordinates
40°16′30″N 75°9′43″W
 • elevation
217 feet (66 m)
Basin size4.88 square miles (12.6 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionMill Creek → Neshaminy Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River systemDelaware River

Statistics

Mill Creek meets the Neshaminy Creek at the Neshaminy's 36.40 river mile. It drains a Watershed of 4.88 square miles (12.6 km2).The Geographic Name Information System I.D. is 1181119,[2] U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02638.[3]

Course

Rising near the intersection of Limekiln Pike (Pennsylvania Route 152) and Stump Road from an unnamed pond, Mill Creek flows southeast for a very short distance whereupon it runs a little less than 2 miles (3.2 km) picking up two unnamed tributaries from the right, then for a very short distance it curls to the north where it meets the Neshaminy Creek.[4]

Municipalities

Crossings and Bridges
  • Bristol Road - NBI Structure Number 7216, bridge is 10 metres (33 ft) long, box beam or girders - single or spread, prestressed concrete, built in 1987.[5]
  • Pickertown Road - NBI Structure Number 7495, bridge is 20 metres (66 ft) long, box beam or girders - multiple, prestressed concrete, built in 2004.[6]

See also

References
  1. MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P229.
  2. "Domestic Names".
  3. http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf, page 97
  4. "Google Maps".
  5. www.nationalbridges.com https://web.archive.org/web/20131031210639/http://nationalbridges.com/. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. www.nationalbridges.com https://web.archive.org/web/20131031210639/http://nationalbridges.com/. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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