North Branch Neshaminy Creek

North Branch Neshaminy Creek is one of two main branches of the Neshaminy Creek, the other being the West Branch. Rising in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, passing through the Peace Valley Park as Lake Galena, then meeting with the West Branch forming the main branch of the Neshaminy.[1]

North Branch Neshaminy Creek
North Branch Neshaminy Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
TownshipNew Britain
Plumstead
BoroughChalfont
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates40°23′20″N 75°6′13″W
 • elevation400 feet (120 m)
Mouth 
 • coordinates
40°16′56″N 75°12′16″W
 • elevation
239 feet (73 m)
Length10.8 miles (17.4 km)
Basin size31.6 square miles (82 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionNorth Branch Neshaminy Creek → Neshaminy Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River systemDelaware River
WaterbodiesPeace Valley Reservoir
Slope14.91 feet per mile (2.824 m/km)

Statistics

The West Branch has a watershed of 31.60 square miles (81.8 km2) and is part of the Delaware River watershed. The Geographic Name Information System I.D. is 1182546,[2] U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02789.[3]

Course

The North Branch of the Neshaminy Creek rises in Plumstead Township east of Pennsylvania Route 413 north of the village of Gardenville, it flows southwest passing through Lake Galena in Peace Valley Park. Then it turns south to meet with the main branch of the Neshaminy.[4]

Named Tributaries
  • Pine Run

Municipalities

Crossings and Bridges

[5][6]

CrossingNBI NumberLengthLanesSpansMaterial/DesignBuiltReconstructedLatitudeLongitude
Pennsylvania Route 413 (Durham Road)70367 metres (23 ft)21Concrete Tee Beam1931-40°22'59"N75°6'44.14"W
Valley Park Road754110 metres (33 ft)21Concrete Tee Beam1924-40°22'29.7"N75°7'29.4"W
Old Easton Road480659.8 metres (32 ft)--Concrete Tee Beam, Concrete Cast-in-Place Decking, Bituminous surface1922-40°21'55"N75°8'20"W
Pennsylvania Route 611 (Easton Road)70637 metres (23 ft)21Concrete Tee Beam1939-40°21'46.4"N75°8'33.55"W
Silo Hill Road753522 metres (72 ft)11Steel Truss Through1902193440°21'36"N75°8'4939"W
Gayman Road752718 metres (59 ft)11Steel Truss Through-193440°21'16.5"N75°9'13.7"W
Pennsylvania Route 313 (Swamp Road)711449 metres (161 ft)22Steel Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder1970-40°17'28.4"N75°12'21.26"W
North Chapman Road bike trail751231 metres (102 ft)11Steel Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder1991-40°20'18"N75°10'12"W
Peace Valley Reservoir Dam----earthen dam1974---
Callowhill Road4441322 metres (72 ft)21Prestressed Concrete Box Beam or Girders - Single or Spread2005-40°18'44"N75°12'26.93"W
Creek Road754620 metres (66 ft)21Prestressed concrete Box Beam or Girders - Multiple1985-40°18'18"N75°12'42"W
Park Avenue711449 metres (161 ft)22Steel Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder1970-40°17'28.4"N75°12'21.26"W
East Butler Avenue691542 metres (138 ft)23Concrete Tee Beam1948-40°17'16.4"N75°12'19.59"W

See also

References
  1. MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P256.
  2. http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1182546
  3. http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf, page 104
  4. https://www.google.com/maps/place/North+Branch+Neshaminy+Creek/@40.334192,-75.2289466,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c6a70cfe5a78b7:0xcdcf779982981697!8m2!3d40.3340822!4d-75.1589066
  5. http://www.nationalbridges.com/, retrieved 7 April 2018.
  6. Listing at BridgeHunter.com
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