Hickory Creek (Delaware River)

Hickory Creek
pushpin map showing location of Hickory Creek
Hickory Creek
Other name(s) Hickory Run
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bucks
Township Plumstead
Physical characteristics
Main source 420 feet (130 m)
40°24′17″N 75°4′26″W / 40.40472°N 75.07389°W / 40.40472; -75.07389
River mouth 72 feet (22 m)
40°25′11″N 75°3′45″W / 40.41972°N 75.06250°W / 40.41972; -75.06250Coordinates: 40°25′11″N 75°3′45″W / 40.41972°N 75.06250°W / 40.41972; -75.06250
Length 1.17 miles (1.88 km)
Basin features
Progression Hickory Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River system Delaware River
Bridges Wismer Road
Tollgate Road
Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road)
Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division) and towpath
Slope 297.44 feet per mile (56.333 m/km)


Hickory Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.[1]

History

Hickory Creek's name was due to the abundance of hickory trees in the area. It was once regarded as the border between the villages of Point Pleasant and Lower Black Eddy.[2]

Statistics

Hickory Creek is located entirely within Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Its GNIS I.D. number is 1176953. Its watershed is 1.50 square miles (3.9 km2), and meets at the Delaware River's 156.98 river mile. It rises at an elevation of 420 feet (130 m) and meets the Delaware at an elevation of 72 feet (22 m), resulting in an average slope of 297.44 feet per mile (56.333 m/km). Its U.S. Geological I.D. number is 3109. [3][4]

Course

Hickory rises near Tollgate Road, southeast of Ferry Road and flows northeast 1.17 miles (1.88 km) to the Delaware River.

Geology

Hickory Creek lies in a sliver of diabase rock which intruded into the Lockatong Formation of the Piedmont Lowland during the Jurassic and the Triassic, occurring as a sill of dense, dark gray to black and very fine grained, 90-95% labradorite and augite.

Crossings and Bridges

CrossingNBI NumberLengthLanesSpansMaterial/DesignBuiltReconstructedLatitudeLongitude
Wismer Road---------
Tollgate Road4853812 metres (39 ft)22concrete culvert1989-40°24'21"N75°4'23"W
Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road)---------
Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division) and towpath---------

See also

References

  1. ↑ "GNIS Feature Search". geonames.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ↑ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P190.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hickory Creek
  4. ↑ paGazetteerOfStreams, lycomingedu, p105, I.D. 03109 (PDF)


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