| Core Creek | |
| Name Other: | Coar Creek, Koar Creek, Ye Old Mans Creek |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | pushpin map showing location of |
| 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, Middletown |
| Length: | 7.24miles |
| Source1 Elevation: | 280feet |
| Mouth Elevation: | 66feet |
| Progression: | Core Creek → Neshaminy Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
| River System: | Delaware Bay |
| Basin Size: | 9.77sqmi |
| Basin Landmarks: | Garden of Reflection, Core Creek Park |
| Waterbodies: | Silver Lake, Lake Luxembourg |
| Custom Label: | Slope |
| Custom Data: | 29.56ft/mi |
Core Creek is a tributary of the Neshaminy Creek in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Rising in Lower Makefield Township, it flows in the Stockton Formation until it meets its confluence with the Neshaminy in Middletown Township. At one time it powered seven mills along its length.
The watershed of Core Creek is approximately 9.77sqmi, part of the Delaware River watershed, and meets at the Neshaminy Creek's 14.30 river mile.The Geographic Names Information System I.D. is 1172452. [1] The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey I.D. is 02543.
An old document in the Library of the Bucks County Historical Society at one time dated "the 3 day of ye 7th month of 1696," the report of a jury appointed by the Court of Bucks County to lay out "a road (viz a cart road) from new towne [Newtown] to ye ferry at Gilbert Wheeler's." At one time there were seven mills along the creek.[2]
Core Creek rises in the northwestern portion of Lower Makefield Township, oriented east, thensoutheast, then is oriented southwest for some distance, passing into Middletown Township until it passes through Core Creek Park as it passes through Lake Luxembourg, created in 1975. After the lake, it continues southwest until it meets with the Neshaminy Creek.[3]
Core creek lies within the Stockton Formation, a bedrock of sandstone, arkosic sandstone, shale, siltstone, and mudstone deposited during the Triassic.[4]
| Crossing | NBI Number | Length | Lanes | Spans | Material/Design | Built | Reconstructed | Latitude | Longitude | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Route 413 (Langhorne Newtown Road) | 40951 | 20m (70feet) | 3 | 1 | Prestressed box beam or girders-multiple | 2000 | - | 40°11'26.6"N | 74°55'36"W | |
| Park Road | ||||||||||
| Woodbourne Road | 7245 | 13m (43feet) | 2 | 1 | Prestressed concrete box beam or girder-single or spread | 1976 | - | 40°12'42.2"N | 74°54'26.89"W | |
| 7503 | 17m (56feet) | 2 | 1 | Prestressed box beam or girders-multiple | 1995 | - | 40°13'7.6"N | 74°54'8.4"W | ||
| Pennsylvania Route 332 (Newtown Yardley Road, Newtown Bypass) | 7007 | 43m (141feet) | 4 | 1 | Prestressed concrete stringer/multi-beam or girder | 1990 | - | 40°13'54"N | 74°54'6"W | |
| Lindenhurst Road | 7307 | 13m (43feet) | 2 | 1 | Prestressed concrete box beam or girders-single or spread | 1966 | - | 40°14'7.8"N | 74°53'46.5"W | |
| Quarry Road | ||||||||||
| Woodside Road | ||||||||||
| Lindenhurst Road | 41240 | 6m (20feet) | 2 | 2 | Culvert | 2001 | - | 40°15'24.5"N | 74°53'50.48"W | |
| Pennsylvania Route 532 (Washington Crossing Road) |