Brock Creek (Buck Creek tributary)

Brock Creek is a tributary of Buck Creek, rising in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and meets its confluence at Buck Creek's 0.60 river mile in Yardley Borough.

Brock Creek
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Brock Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
TownshipLower Makefield
BoroughYardley
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates40°12′40″N 74°52′35″W / 40.21111°N 74.87639°W / 40.21111; -74.87639
 • elevation140 feet (43 m)
Mouth 
 • coordinates
40°14′33″N 74°50′41″W / 40.24250°N 74.84472°W / 40.24250; -74.84472
 • elevation
49 feet (15 m)
Length3.34 miles (5.38 km)
Basin size4.29 square miles (11.1 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionBrock Creek → Buck CreekDelaware RiverDelaware Bay
River systemDelaware River
BridgesCovington Road
Covington Road (second bridge)
Heacock Road
Stony Hill Road
Edgewood Road
Sandy Run Road
Pennsylvania Route 332 (West Afton Avenue)
Slope27.25 feet per mile (5.161 m/km)

Statistics

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Brock Creek was entered into the Geographic Names Information System of the U.S. Geological Survey as identification number 1170304,[1] U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02946.[2]

Course

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Brock Creek rises near the southwest corner of Lower Makefield Township just east of Interstate 95 at an elevation of 140 feet (43 m), flowing generally east then northeast, turning northerly before it enters Yardley Borough and meets at Buck Creek's 0.60 river mile at an elevation of 49 feet (15 m).

Municipalities

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Crossings and Bridges

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Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed Latitude Longitude
Covington Road - - - - - - - - -
Covington Road - - - - - - - - -
Heacock Road - - - - - - - - -
Stony Hill Road 7305 7 metres (23 ft) 2 1 concrete tee beam 1926 - 40°12'53.1"N 74°51'29.9"W
Edgewood Road 7233 9 metres (30 ft) 2 1 concrete tee beam 1937 - 40°13'29"N 74°50'52"W
Sandy Run Road - - - - - - - - -
Pennsylvania Route 332 (West Afton Avenue) 7012 13 metres (43 ft) 2 1 concrete tee beam 1961 - 40°14'27.8"N 74°50'43.17"W

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Domestic Names".
  2. ^ http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf, page 38.