West Branch Neshaminy Creek

West Branch Neshaminy Creek
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West Branch Neshaminy Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
Bucks
TownshipFranconia
Hatfield
New Britain
BoroughHatfield
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates40°17′43″N 75°18′12″W / 40.29528°N 75.30333°W / 40.29528; -75.30333
 • elevation340 feet (100 m)
Mouth 
 • coordinates
40°16′56″N 75°12′15″W / 40.28222°N 75.20417°W / 40.28222; -75.20417
 • elevation
240 feet (73 m)
Length8.01 miles (12.89 km)
Basin size25 square miles (65 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionWest Branch Neshaminy Creek → Neshaminy Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River systemDelaware River
LandmarksWest Branch Park
Kelly Park
Tributaries 
 • leftReading Creek
BridgesBergey Road
Penn Avenue
East Broad Street
East Lincoln Avenue
Chestnut Street
East Vine Street
Orvilla Road
Line Lexington Road
Pennsylvania Route 309 (Bethlehem Pike)
County Line Road
Schoolhouse Road
Slope12.48 feet per mile (2.364 m/km)

West Branch Neshaminy Creek is one of two branches of the Neshaminy Creek, the other being the North Branch, part of the Delaware River watershed.[1] It is located in Bucks and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania.[2][3]

Course

West Bank Neshaminy Creek rises from an unnamed pond southeast of County Line Road between Church Street and East Township Line Road at an elevation of 340 feet (100 m), flowing south for about 2.70 miles (4.35 km) where it meets an unnamed tributary from the left bank, then turns to the southeast for about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) where it meets a tributary from the right. Then it meanders to the east, then northeast, then southeast, picking up three more tributaries from the right and one from the left (Arrowhead Spring Creek) before meeting up with the North Branch to form the Neshaminy at an elevation of 240 feet (73 m), total length of the branch is 8.01 miles (12.89 km), resulting in an average slope of 12.48 feet per mile (2.364 m/km).[4] The West Branch drains 25 square miles (65 km2).

Named tributaries

Municipalities

Bridges

[6]

Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed Latitude Longitude
County Line Road - - - - - - - - -
East Township Line Road - - - - - - - - -
Bergey Road - - - - - - - - -
Penn Avenue - - - - - - - - -
East Broad Street 27529 8 metres (26 ft) 2 2 Masonry Arch-deck - - 40°16'50.8"N 75°17'53.62"W
East Lincoln Avenue 42587 8.2 metres (27 ft) 2 2 Masonry Arch-deck - - 40°16'49"N 75°17'51"W
Chestnut Street - - - - - - - - -
East Vine Street 27896 15 metres (49 ft) 2 1 Prestressed concrete Box Beam or Girders - Multiple 1986 - 40°16'36"N 75°17'33"W
Orvilla Road 27532 25 metres (82 ft) 2 3 Masonry Arch-Deck - - 40°17'1.7"N 75°16'22.17"W
Line Lexington Road 28020 12.8 metres (42 ft) 2 - Prestressed concrete Box Beam or Girders - Multiple 1998 - 40°16'8"N 75°16'19"W
Pennsylvania Route 309 (Bethlehem Pike) 27400 23 metres (75 ft) 4 2 Concrete Tee Beam 1934 1963 40°16'24"N 75°15'30.75"W
County Line Road - - - - - - - - -
Schoolhouse Road - - - - - - - - -

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P1.
  2. ^ "West Branch Neshaminy Creek". Geographic Name Information System. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Gazetter of Streams" (PDF). lycoming.edu. p. 146. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "West Branch Neshaminy Creek". Google maps. Retrieved June 12, 2017.[better source needed]
  5. ^ "Water Resources" (PDF), Tri-Municipal Master Trail & Greenway Plan, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation, Pennsylvania, November 2010, p. 25, retrieved June 12, 2017
  6. ^ "NBI Structure Number 27529". Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2017.