Cabin Run (Tohickon Creek tributary)

Cabin Run is a tributary of the Tohickon Creek in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, rising in the southwestern portion of Bedminster Township to its confluence with the Tohickon Creek in northeastern Plumstead Township.[1] Its course is approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km)[2]

Cabin Run
image of Cabin Run Covered Bridge, Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Cabin Run Covered Bridge, Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
pushpin map showing location of Cabin Run
pushpin map showing location of Cabin Run
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
TownshipBedminster, Plumstead
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates40°23′53″N 75°10′37″W
 • elevation481 feet (147 m)
Mouth 
 • coordinates
40°25′57.7″N 75°6′39.5″W
 • elevation
263 feet (80 m)
Length4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Basin size6 square miles (16 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionCabin Run → Tohickon Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River systemDelaware River
BridgesKellers Church Road
Pennsylvania Route 611 (Easton Road)
Pennsylvania Route 413 (Durham Road)
Wismer Road, Carversville Road
Slope4.5 feet per mile (0.85 m/km)

History

Cabin Run was so named for the log cabins and stone homes that were built here in the 1700s, and appeared on maps as early as 1770. At one time the Leatherman grist, saw, and cider mill, and the Loux grist and saw mill were operated along the stream.[1] Cabin Run Covered Bridge and Loux Covered Bridge were added to the National Register of Historic Places on 1 December 1980.[3][4]

Statistics

The GNIS I.D. number of Cabin Run is 1170857, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources Code Number is 03116. Cabin Run's watershed is 6.00 square miles (15.5 km2), and it meets at its confluence at the Tohickon Creek's 4.50 river mile, its average slope is 48.44 feet per mile (9.174 m/km).[5]

Course

Cabin Run rises from an unnamed pond to the west of the intersection of Kellers Church Road and Scott Road in Bedminster Township, approximately 1.36 miles (2.19 km) northwest of the village of Plumsteadville and 2.6 miles (4.2 km) southwest of Pipersville. The creek flows generally northeast and includes four unnamed tributaries. Cabin Run meets the Tohickon approximately 310 feet (94 m) to the northeast from the Cabin Run covered bridge.

Geology

Cabin Run lies within a narrow strip of the Brunswick Formation amongst a region of the Lockatong Formation. The Brunswick Formation consists of shale, mudstone, siltstone, green and brown shale. Mineralogy includes argillite and hornfels.

Crossings and Bridges
CrossingNBI NumberLengthLanesSpansMaterial/DesignBuiltReconstructedLatitudeLongitude
Kellers Church Road435767.3 metres (24 ft)--Concrete culvert2006---
Pennsylvania Route 611 (Easton Road)---------
Pennsylvania Route 413 (Durham Road)---------
Wismer Road (south side), changes to Carversville Road (north side) at the Loux Covered Bridge---------
Covered Bridge Road (Cabin Run Covered Bridge)755021 metres (69 ft)11Wood or Timber Truss - thru--40°25'55.6"N75°6'45.7"W

See also

References
  1. MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P62.
  2. Google Maps, 2017, retrieved 2017-04-29
  3. Bucks County Covered Bridge Society. "Covered Bridges of Bucks County" (PDF). Brochure. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  4. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2017-04-29. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cabin Run Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cabin Run
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