Pine Run (North Branch Neshaminy Creek)

Pine Run
pushpin map showing location of Pine Run
Pine Run
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bucks
Township New Britain
Buckingham
Plumstead
Borough Chalfont
Physical characteristics
Main source 340 feet (100 m)
40°21′53″N 75°6′0″W / 40.36472°N 75.10000°W / 40.36472; -75.10000
River mouth 249 feet (76 m)
40°17′20″N 75°12′12″W / 40.28889°N 75.20333°W / 40.28889; -75.20333Coordinates: 40°17′20″N 75°12′12″W / 40.28889°N 75.20333°W / 40.28889; -75.20333
Length 7.84 miles (12.62 km)
Basin features
Progression Pine Run → North Branch Neshaminy Creek → Neshaminy Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River system Delaware River
Basin size 11.7 square miles (30 km2)
Landmarks Pine Run Dam
Allohaken Park
North Branch Park
Pine Valley Covered Bridge
Bridges See table
Slope 11.61 feet per mile (2.199 m/km)

Pine Run is a tributary of the North Branch Neshaminy Creek, part of the Delaware River watershed. Pine Run flows entirely in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, rising in Plumstead Township, passing through Buckingham Township and New Britain Township, meeting its confluence with the North Branch in the Borough of Chalfont.

History

Pine Run powered two of the earliest mills in central Bucks County; Dyers Mill at Dyerstown and Butler Mill at Chalfont.[1]


Statistics

The watershed of Pine Run is 11.70 square miles (30.3 km2), its confluence is at the North Branch Neshaminy Creek's 0.45 river mile. The Geographic Name Information System I.D. is 1183891[2], U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02790.[3]

Course

Rising from an unnamed pond near Landisville in Plumstead Township at an elevation of 340 feet (100 m), it flows to the southwest through Buckingham Township where it meets the Pine Run Dam and lake, then through New Britain Township, then finally into the Borough of Chalfont where it meets with the North Branch of the Neshaminy at an elevation of 249 feet (76 m). Pine Run has a total length of 7.84 miles (12.62 km) resulting in an average slope of 11.61 feet per mile (2.199 m/km).[4]

Geology

Pine Run flows within the Stockton Formation, bedrock laid down during the Triassic, consisting of arkosic sandstone, sandstone, shale, siltstone, and mudstone. Then as it enters Chalfont, it enters the Lockatong Formation, also from the Triassic, consisting of argillite, black shale, limestone, and shale.[5]

Municipalities

Crossings and Bridges

[6] [7]

CrossingNBI NumberLengthLanesSpansMaterial/DesignBuiltReconstructedLatitudeLongitude
Bergstrom Road485399.1 metres (30 ft)23concrete Culvert1990-40°21'15"N75°6'45"W
Burnt House Hill Road76338 metres (26 ft)21Concrete Culvert1984-40°9'30"N75°7'42"W
Old Easton Road763614 metres (46 ft)21Concrete Tee Beam1928-40°20'32.9"N75°7'32.6"W
Pennsylvania Route 611 (North Easton Road)709713 metres (43 ft)31Concrete Tee Beam1938-40°20'19.4"N757'53.47"W
Pennsylvania Route 611 (Doylestown Bypass)706914 metres (46 ft)22Concrete Culvert1973-40°20'12"N75°8'6"W
Pennsylvania Route 313 (Swamp Road)698411.9 metres (39 ft)--Concrete Tee Beam, concrete cast-in-place decking1941-40°20'3"N75°8'23"W
Old Dublin Pike737525 metres (82 ft)23Masonry Arch-deck2013-40°19'52.7"N75°8'43.97"W
Chapman Road759713 metres (43 ft)22Wood or Timber Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder1990-40°19'50.34"N75°8'58.56"W
Rickert Road750810 metres (33 ft)21Concrete continuous, Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder1910-40°19'37.7"N75°9'25.8"W
Limekiln Road750632.3|m|ft--Prestressed concrete Tee Beam, concrete cast-in-place decking1977-40°19'22"N75°9'38"W
Pine Run Dam (Pine Run Reservoir)---------
Old Ironhill Road (Keeley Avenue)(Pine Valley Covered Bridge)749922 metres (72 ft)11Steel Stringer/Mulit-beam or Girder1906198540°18'18.6"N75°11'13.9"W

See also

References

  1. ↑ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P302.
  2. ↑ http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1183891
  3. ↑ http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf, page 111
  4. ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3212358,-75.1585472,13.33z
  5. ↑ "Pennsylvania Geological Survey". PaGEODE. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. ↑ http://www.nationalbridges.com/, retrieved 2 July 2017
  7. ↑ http://www.uglybridges.com/, retrieved 2 July 2017.
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