Hickory Creek (Delaware River tributary)

Hickory Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.[1]

For other places known as Hickory Creek, see Hickory Creek.
Hickory Creek
Hickory Run
pushpin map showing location of Hickory Creek
pushpin map showing location of Hickory Creek
Hickory Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
TownshipPlumstead
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates40°24′17″N 75°4′26″W
 • elevation420 feet (130 m)
Mouth 
 • coordinates
40°25′11″N 75°3′45″W
 • elevation
72 feet (22 m)
Length1.17 miles (1.88 km)
Basin features
ProgressionHickory Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River systemDelaware River
BridgesWismer Road
Tollgate Road
Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road)
Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division) and towpath
Slope297.44 feet per mile (56.333 m/km)

History

Hickory Creek's name was due to the abundance of hickory trees in the area. It was once regarded as the border between the villages of Point Pleasant and Lower Black Eddy.[2]

Statistics

Hickory Creek is located entirely within Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Its GNIS I.D. number is 1176953. Its watershed is 1.50 square miles (3.9 km2), and meets at the Delaware River's 156.98 river mile. It rises at an elevation of 420 feet (130 m) and meets the Delaware at an elevation of 72 feet (22 m), resulting in an average slope of 297.44 feet per mile (56.333 m/km). Its U.S. Geological I.D. number is 3109.[3][4]

Course

Hickory rises near Tollgate Road, southeast of Ferry Road and flows northeast 1.17 miles (1.88 km) to the Delaware River.

Geology

Hickory Creek lies in a sliver of diabase rock which intruded into the Lockatong Formation of the Piedmont Lowland during the Jurassic and the Triassic, occurring as a sill of dense, dark gray to black and very fine grained, 90-95% labradorite and augite.

Crossings and Bridges
CrossingNBI NumberLengthLanesSpansMaterial/DesignBuiltReconstructedLatitudeLongitude
Wismer Road---------
Tollgate Road4853812 metres (39 ft)22concrete culvert1989-40°24'21"N75°4'23"W
Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road)---------
Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division) and towpath---------

See also

References
  1. "GNIS Feature Search". geonames.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P190.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hickory Creek
  4. paGazetteerOfStreams, lycomingedu, p105, I.D. 03109 (PDF)



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