Brock Creek (Buck Creek tributary) explained

Brock Creek
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Pushpin Map Caption:Brock Creek
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Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Bucks
Subdivision Type4:Township
Subdivision Name4:Lower Makefield
Subdivision Type5:Borough
Subdivision Name5:Yardley
Length:3.34miles
Source1 Elevation:140feet
Mouth Elevation:49feet
Progression:Brock Creek → Buck CreekDelaware RiverDelaware Bay
River System:Delaware River
Basin Size:4.29sqmi
Bridges:Covington Road
Covington Road (second bridge)
Heacock Road
Stony Hill Road
Edgewood Road
Sandy Run Road
Pennsylvania Route 332 (West Afton Avenue)
Custom Label:Slope
Custom Data:27.25ft/mi

Brock Creek is a tributary of Buck Creek, rising in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and meets its confluence at Buck Creek's 0.60 river mile in Yardley Borough.

Statistics

Brock Creek was entered into the Geographic Names Information System of the U.S. Geological Survey as identification number 1170304,[1] U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02946.[2]

Course

Brock Creek rises near the southwest corner of Lower Makefield Township just east of Interstate 95 at an elevation of 140feet, flowing generally east then northeast, turning northerly before it enters Yardley Borough and meets at Buck Creek's 0.60 river mile at an elevation of 49feet.

Municipalities

Crossings and Bridges

Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed LatitudeLongitude
Covington Road---------
Covington Road---------
Heacock Road---------
Stony Hill Road73057m (23feet)21concrete tee beam1926-40°12'53.1"N74°51'29.9"W
Edgewood Road72339m (30feet)21concrete tee beam1937-40°13'29"N74°50'52"W
Sandy Run Road---------
Pennsylvania Route 332 (West Afton Avenue)701213m (43feet)21concrete tee beam1961-40°14'27.8"N74°50'43.17"W

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Domestic Names.
  2. http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf, page 38.