Pine Run (North Branch Neshaminy Creek tributary) explained

Pine Run
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania
Pushpin Map Size:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Pine Run
Pushpin Map Alt:pushpin map showing location of Pine 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:New Britain
Buckingham
Plumstead
Subdivision Type5:Borough
Subdivision Name5:Chalfont
Length:7.84miles
Source1 Elevation:340feet
Mouth Elevation:249feet
Progression:Pine Run → North Branch Neshaminy CreekNeshaminy CreekDelaware RiverDelaware Bay
River System:Delaware River
Basin Size:11.7sqmi
Basin Landmarks:Pine Run Dam
Allohaken Park
North Branch Park
Pine Valley Covered Bridge
Bridges:See table
Custom Label:Slope
Custom Data:11.61ft/mi

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 11.7sqmi, 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 340feet, 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 249feet. Pine Run has a total length of 7.84miles resulting in an average slope of 11.61ft/mi.[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]

Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed LatitudeLongitude
Bergstrom Road485399.1m (29.9feet)23concrete Culvert1990-40°21'15"N75°6'45"W
Burnt House Hill Road76338m (26feet)21Concrete Culvert1984-40°9'30"N75°7'42"W
Old Easton Road763614m (46feet)21Concrete Tee Beam1928-40°20'32.9"N75°7'32.6"W
Pennsylvania Route 611 (North Easton Road)709713m (43feet)31Concrete Tee Beam1938-40°20'19.4"N757'53.47"W
Pennsylvania Route 611 (Doylestown Bypass)706914m (46feet)22Concrete Culvert1973-40°20'12"N75°8'6"W
Pennsylvania Route 313 (Swamp Road)698411.9m (39feet)--Concrete Tee Beam, concrete cast-in-place decking1941-40°20'3"N75°8'23"W
Old Dublin Pike737525m (82feet)23Masonry Arch-deck2013-40°19'52.7"N75°8'43.97"W
Chapman Road759713m (43feet)22Wood or Timber Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder1990-40°19'50.34"N75°8'58.56"W
Rickert Road750810m (30feet)21Concrete continuous, Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder1910-40°19'37.7"N75°9'25.8"W
Limekiln Road7506convert32.3mft--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)749922m (72feet)11Steel Stringer/Mulit-beam or Girder1906198540°18'18.6"N75°11'13.9"W

See also

Notes and References

  1. MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P302.
  2. Web site: Domestic Names | U.S. Geological Survey. Usgs.gov. 1 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams. 111. Lycoming.edu. 1 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Google Maps. Google.com. 1 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Pennsylvania Geological Survey . https://web.archive.org/web/20140411084629/http://www.gis.dcnr.state.pa.us/geology/index.html . dead . April 11, 2014 . PaGEODE . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources . 29 March 2018.
  6. Web site: National Bridge Inventory Database Search - 2012 . 2017-07-02 . 2013-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131031210639/http://nationalbridges.com/ . dead .
  7. Web site: UglyBridges.com: National Bridge Inventory data . 2017-07-02 . 2018-02-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180213205908/http://uglybridges.com/ . dead .