Morgan Creek (Tohickon Creek tributary)

Morgan Creek is a tributary of the Tohickon Creek in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the United States, rising in Milford Township and empties into the Tohickon in Richland Township east of Quakertown.

Morgan Creek
Bog Run
pushpin map showing location of Morgan Creek
pushpin map showing location of Morgan Creek
Morgan Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
TownshipMilford, Richland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates40°24′26″N 75°22′28″W / 40.40722°N 75.37444°W / 40.40722; -75.37444
 • elevation540 feet (160 m)
Mouth 
 • coordinates
40°26′25″N 75°18′42″W / 40.44028°N 75.31167°W / 40.44028; -75.31167
 • elevation
479 feet (146 m)
Length4.88 miles (7.85 km)
Basin size4.54 square miles (11.8 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionMorgan Creek → Tohickon CreekDelaware RiverDelaware Bay
River systemDelaware River
BridgesAllentown Road (South Main Street)
Scholls School Road
Pennsylvania Route 309 (South West End Boulevard)
South Old Bethlehem Pike
Pennsylvania Route 313 (Doylestown Pike)

History

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The stream was originally named Bog Run as it was indicated so on a draft of Elizabeth Galloway's land in 1781 and a number of other drafts by Samuel Foulke about the same time. It was named so because it ran through the wetlands today known as the Quakertown Swamp. The origin of the name Morgan Creek is unknown, but, it may have referred to General Daniel Morgan.[1]

Statistics

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The Geographic Names Information System identification is 1181545. The Pennsylvania Gazatteer of Streams' identification is 03184. Morgan Creek has a watershed of 4.54 square miles (11.8 km2). The elevation of the source is approximately 530 feet (160 m) and the elevation at the mouth is 479 feet (146 m) and it meets its confluence at the Tohickon Creek's 23.0 river mile.[2][3]

Course

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Morgan Creek rises in Milford Township just south of Trumbauersville at an elevation of 540 feet (160 m) and flows toward the east and slowly curves to the northeast by the time it drains into the Tohickon at an elevation of 479 feet (146 m). The stream has an average slope of 12.5 feet per mile (1.78 meters per kilometer).

Geology

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The course of Morgan Run lies in the Brunswick Formation laid down during the Jurassic and the Triassic and consists of mudstone, siltstone, along with reddish-brown, green, and brown shale. Mineralogy includes argillite and hornfels.[4]

Crossings and Bridges

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Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed Latitude Longitude
Allentown Road (South Main Street) - - - - - - - - -
Scholls School Road 7637 9 metres (30 ft) 2 2 Concrete culvert 1974 - 40°24'32.9"N 75°21'15.9"W
Pennsylvania Route 309 (South West End Boulevard) 6979 10 metres (33 ft) 2 1 Concrete Tee Beam 1936 1963 40°24'46.7"N 75°20'31"W
South Old Bethlehem Pike 7638 9 metres (30 ft) 2 1 Concrete Tee Beam 1922 1970 40°24'53.62"N 75°20'16"W
Pennsylvania Route 313 (Doylestown Pike) 6996 17 metres (56 ft) 2 2 Concrete Tee Beam 1930 - 40°26'17.1"N 75°18'54.5"W

References

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  1. ^ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P245.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morgan Creek
  3. ^ paGazetteerOfStreams, lycomingedu, p100, I.D. 03184 (PDF)
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania Geological Survey". PaGEODE. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Home". nationalbridges.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2017-12-26.