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 | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Bucks |
Township | Lower Makefield |
Borough | Yardley |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 40°12′40″N 74°52′35″W |
• elevation | 140 feet (43 m) |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°14′33″N 74°50′41″W |
• elevation | 49 feet (15 m) |
Length | 3.34 miles (5.38 km) |
Basin size | 4.29 square miles (11.1 km2) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Brock Creek → Buck Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
River system | Delaware River |
Bridges | Covington Road Covington Road (second bridge) Heacock Road Stony Hill Road Edgewood Road Sandy Run Road Pennsylvania Route 332 (West Afton Avenue) |
Slope | 27.25 feet per mile (5.161 m/km) |
Statistics
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
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
- Bucks County
- Lower Makefield Township
- Yardley Borough
Crossings and Bridges
Crossing | NBI Number | Length | Lanes | Spans | Material/Design | Built | Reconstructed | Latitude | Longitude |
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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 |
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