Brock Creek (Buck Creek tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Brock Creek
Brock Creek
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Bucks
Township	Lower Makefield
Borough	Yardley
Physical characteristics
Main source	140 feet (43 m)
River mouth	49 feet (15 m)
Length	3.34 miles (5.38 km)
Basin features
Progression	Brock Creek → Buck Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River system	Delaware River
Basin size	4.29 square miles (11.1 km2)
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)

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.

Statistics

Brock Creek was entered into the Geographic Names Information System of the U.S. Geological Survey as identification number 1170304, U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02946.

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
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