| Cabin Run | |
| Image Alt: | image of Cabin Run Covered Bridge, Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | pushpin map showing location of Cabin Run |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bucks |
| Subdivision Type4: | Township |
| Subdivision Name4: | Bedminster, Plumstead |
| Length: | 4.5miles |
| Source1 Elevation: | 481feet |
| Mouth Elevation: | 263feet |
| Progression: | Cabin Run → Tohickon Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
| River System: | Delaware River |
| Basin Size: | 6sqmi |
| Bridges: | Kellers Church Road Pennsylvania Route 611 (Easton Road) Pennsylvania Route 413 (Durham Road) Wismer Road, Carversville Road |
| Custom Label: | Slope |
| Custom Data: | 4.5ft/mi |
Cabin Run is a tributary of the Tohickon Creek in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, rising in the southwestern portion of Bedminster Township to its confluence with the Tohickon Creek in northeastern Plumstead Township.[1] Its course is approximately 4.5miles
Cabin Run was so named for the log cabins and stone homes that were built here in the 1700s, and appeared on maps as early as 1770. At one time the Leatherman grist, saw, and cider mill, and the Loux grist and saw mill were operated along the stream.[1] Cabin Run Covered Bridge and Loux Covered Bridge were added to the National Register of Historic Places on 1 December 1980.[2] [3]
The GNIS I.D. number of Cabin Run is 1170857, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources Code Number is 03116. Cabin Run's watershed is 6sqmi, and it meets at its confluence at the Tohickon Creek's 4.50 river mile, its average slope is 48.44ft/mi.
Cabin Run rises from an unnamed pond to the west of the intersection of Kellers Church Road and Scott Road in Bedminster Township, approximately 1.36miles northwest of the village of Plumsteadville and 2.6miles southwest of Pipersville. The creek flows generally northeast and includes four unnamed tributaries. Cabin Run meets the Tohickon approximately 310feet to the northeast from the Cabin Run covered bridge.
Cabin Run lies within a narrow strip of the Brunswick Formation amongst a region of the Lockatong Formation. The Brunswick Formation consists of shale, mudstone, siltstone, green and brown shale. Mineralogy includes argillite and hornfels.
| Crossing | NBI Number | Length | Lanes | Spans | Material/Design | Built | Reconstructed | Latitude | Longitude | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellers Church Road | 43576 | 7.3m (24feet) | - | - | Concrete culvert | 2006 | - | - | - | |
| Pennsylvania Route 611 (Easton Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pennsylvania Route 413 (Durham Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Wismer Road (south side), changes to Carversville Road (north side) at the Loux Covered Bridge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Covered Bridge Road (Cabin Run Covered Bridge) | 7550 | 21m (69feet) | 1 | 1 | Wood or Timber Truss - thru | - | - | 40°25'55.6"N | 75°6'45.7"W |