Queen Anne Creek Explained

Queen Anne Creek
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania
Pushpin Map Size:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Queen Anne Creek
Pushpin Map Alt:pushpin map showing location of Queen Anne Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Bucks
Subdivision Type4:Township
Subdivision Name4:Falls
Middletown
Bristol
Length:4.5miles
Source1 Elevation:120feet
Mouth Elevation:39feet
Progression:Queen Anne Creek → Mill CreekDelaware RiverDelaware Bay
River System:Delaware River
Basin Landmarks:Fairless Hills
Queen Anne Park
Middletown Township Park
Waterbodies:Caroline Lake
Bridges:U.S. Route 1 (business)(Lincoln Highway)
Austin Drive
Trenton Road
South Oxford Valley Road
South Olds Boulevard
Wistar Road
Woodbourne Road
New Falls Road
Bristol Oxford Valley Road
Custom Label:Slope
Custom Data:18ft/mi

Queen Anne Creek is a tributary of Mill Creek, part of the Delaware River drainage basin in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Rising just north of Fallsington, it meets with its confluence with Mill Creek in Bristol Township.[1]

Statistics

The watershed of Queen Anne Creek is 6.64sqmi. The Geographic Name Information System I.D. is 1184538,[2] U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 63801.[3]

Course

Rising in Falls Township just north of Fallsington at an elevation of 120feet, Queen Anne Creek flows generally southwestward passing through Caroline Lake, then through Queen Anne Park, and Middletown Township Park to its confluence at Mill Creek's 5 River Mile at an elevation of 39feet, resulting in an average slope of 18ft/mi.[4]

Municipalities

Crossings and Bridges

Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed LatitudeLongitude
U.S. Route 1 (business)(Lincoln Highway)---------
Austin Drive760422feet21Concrete culvert1953-40°11'0"N74°50'48"W
Trenton Road718015feet21Prestressed concrete box beam or girders - multiple1957201140°10'10"N74°52'28"W
South Oxford Valley Road72919feet21Prestressed concrete box beam or girders - multiple1954200940°10'27"N74°51'22"W
South Olds Boulevard760729.9feet24Steel culvert1953-40°10'18"N74°51'52"W
Wistar Road7588136.2feet21Prestressed concrete stringer/multi-beam girder1978-40°9'51"N74°51'36"W
Woodbourne Road724142feet22Prestreesed concrete box beam or girders - multiple1955199040°9'23.9"N74°51'44.55"W
New Falls Road7163118.1feet42Prestreesed concrete box beam or girders - multiple1960-40°8'32"N74°52'22"W
Bristol Oxford Valley Road---------

See also

Notes and References

  1. MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P324.
  2. Web site: Domestic Names.
  3. http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf, page 115
  4. Web site: TNM Download v2 . viewer.nationalmap.gov . 6 July 2017.