| Smithtown Creek | |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Smithtown Creek |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Pushpin map showing location of Smithtown 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: | Tinicum |
| Length: | 1.44miles |
| Source1 Elevation: | 354feet |
| Mouth Elevation: | 90feet |
| Progression: | Smithtown Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
| River System: | Delaware River |
| Bridges: | Smithtown Road, Cafferty Road, Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road) |
Smithtown Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
Smithtown was a village at the confluence of Smithtown Creek with the Delaware River and with the Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division). Joseph and Robert Smith, Quakers who had land here before 1783 began to make farm implements in 1800.[1] Robert was granted a patent, signed by President John Adams and Secretary of State Charles Lee, for the Smith plow on 19 May 1800 for a number of improvements in the manufacturer of plows, including a mouldboard plow constructed of cast iron as opposed to iron sheathed wood which was available up until that time. Thomas Jefferson was one of his patrons. When Jefferson ordered one of his "best plows", Smith replied "Our plows are all the best".[2]
Smithtown Creek was listed in the Geographic Names Information System on 1 February 1990 as identification number 1202537. It rises at an elevation of 354feet and runs northeast for 2.75miles to its confluence at the Delaware River's 159.9 river mile at an elevation of 90feet, resulting in an average slope of 183 feet per mile (18.28 meters per kilometer). The stream has a watershed of 1.38sqmi.[3]