Paunnacussing Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River contained wholly within Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It rises from a pond north of Mechanicsville, in Buckingham Township and drains into the Delaware at Bull Island just upstream of Lumberville in Solebury Township.
| Paunnacussing Creek Milton Creek | |
|---|---|
  Paunnacussing Creek | |
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Township | Buckingham Solebury |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 40°21′12″N 75°4′32″W / 40.35333°N 75.07556°W |
| • elevation | 390 feet (120 m) |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°24′32″N 75°2′27″W / 40.40889°N 75.04083°W |
• elevation | 72 feet (22 m) |
| Length | 5.39 miles (8.67 km) |
| Basin size | 7.87 square miles (20.4 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Paunnacussing Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Landmarks | Lumberville |
| Bridges | Indian Spring Road Wellsford Lane Street Road Carversville Road Fleecy Dale Road Old Carversville Road Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road) Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division) aqueduct. |
| Slope | 59 feet per mile (11.2 m/km) |
History edit
The original inhabitants of the area of Paunnacussing Creek were the Lenape people. Later, it became a part of the Province of Pennsylvania in 1681. The first mention of the stream was on Cutler's resurvey in 1703. At one time there were several mills along the creek as evidenced by dams along the waterway, which were damaged or destroyed during the great flood of 3 August 1885, which caused severe damage in the village of Carversville, washed out local roads, and destroyed the aqueduct carrying the Delaware Canal over the creek. The cost of replacing the aqueduct was $10,000.[1]
Statistics edit
The Geographic Name Information System I.D. is 1183392,[2] U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 03093. The creek's watershed is 7.87 square miles (20.4 km2), and it meets its confluence with the Delaware river's 155.60 river mile at an elevation of 72 feet (22 m).[3]
Course edit
Paunnacussing Creek rises from a pond north of Mechanicsville at an elevation of 390 feet (120 m) and starts out northwest oriented, then northeast, turns northwest, and back to northeast. At Carversville, it picks up two unnamed tributaries, one from the right bank, then one from the left. Then is northeast oriented until it passes under the Delaware Canal aqueduct and meets with the Delaware River just upstream of Lumberville across from Bull's Island at an elevation of 72 feet (22 m), resulting in an average slope of 59 feet per mile (11.2 m/km).
Geology edit
Paunnacussing Creek lies in the Stockton Formation of bedrock consisting of arkosic sandstone, buff to light-gray, and red to purple-red sandstone, shale, siltstone, and mudstone laid down during the Triassic.
Municipalities edit
Crossings and Bridges edit
| Crossing | NBI Number | Length | Lanes | Spans | Material/Design | Built | Reconstructed | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Spring Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wellsford Lane | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Street Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carversville Road | 7103 | 13 metres (43 ft) | 2 | 2 | arch-deck masonry | - | 2011 | 40°23'11.1"N | 75°3'45.7"W |
| Fleecy Dale Road | 7111 | 21 metres (69 ft) | 2 | 2 | arch-deck masonry | - | - | 40°23'15.6"N | 75°3'46"W |
| Old Carversville Road | 7545 | 16 metres (52 ft) | 1 | 1 | steel stringer/multi-beam or girder | 1931 | 1986 | 40°23'34.8"N | 75°3'26.2"W |
| Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road) | 41338 | 14 metres (46 ft) | 2 | 1 | prestressed concrete box beam or girders-multiple | 2001 | - | 40°24'27.8"N | 75°2'31.92"W |
| Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division) aqueduct | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P289.
- ^ "GNIS Feature Search". geonames.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf, page 76