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]
| Queen Anne Creek | |
|---|---|
  Queen Anne Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Township | Falls Middletown Bristol |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 40°11′34″N 74°50′51″W / 40.19278°N 74.84750°W |
| • elevation | 120 feet (37 m) |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°8′21″N 74°52′28″W / 40.13917°N 74.87444°W |
• elevation | 39 feet (12 m) |
| Length | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Queen Anne Creek → Mill Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
| River system | Delaware River |
| 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 |
| Slope | 18 feet per mile (3.4 m/km) |
Statistics edit
The watershed of Queen Anne Creek is 6.64 square miles (17.2 km2). The Geographic Name Information System I.D. is 1184538,[2] U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 63801.[3]
Course edit
Rising in Falls Township just north of Fallsington at an elevation of 120 feet (37 m), 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 39 feet (12 m), resulting in an average slope of 18 feet per mile (3.4 m/km).[4]
Municipalities edit
Crossings and Bridges edit
| Crossing | NBI Number | Length | Lanes | Spans | Material/Design | Built | Reconstructed | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Route 1 (business)(Lincoln Highway) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Austin Drive | 7604 | 22 feet (6.7 m) | 2 | 1 | Concrete culvert | 1953 | - | 40°11'0"N | 74°50'48"W |
| Trenton Road | 7180 | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 2 | 1 | Prestressed concrete box beam or girders - multiple | 1957 | 2011 | 40°10'10"N | 74°52'28"W |
| South Oxford Valley Road | 7291 | 9 feet (2.7 m) | 2 | 1 | Prestressed concrete box beam or girders - multiple | 1954 | 2009 | 40°10'27"N | 74°51'22"W |
| South Olds Boulevard | 7607 | 29.9 feet (9.1 m) | 2 | 4 | Steel culvert | 1953 | - | 40°10'18"N | 74°51'52"W |
| Wistar Road | 7588 | 136.2 feet (41.5 m) | 2 | 1 | Prestressed concrete stringer/multi-beam girder | 1978 | - | 40°9'51"N | 74°51'36"W |
| Woodbourne Road | 7241 | 42 feet (13 m) | 2 | 2 | Prestreesed concrete box beam or girders - multiple | 1955 | 1990 | 40°9'23.9"N | 74°51'44.55"W |
| New Falls Road | 7163 | 118.1 feet (36.0 m) | 4 | 2 | Prestreesed concrete box beam or girders - multiple | 1960 | - | 40°8'32"N | 74°52'22"W |
| Bristol Oxford Valley Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P324.
- ^ "Domestic Names".
- ^ http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf, page 115
- ^ "TNM Download v2". viewer.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 6 July 2017.