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Curls Run
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Other name(s) Kirl, Kyrl, Carl, Curl, Curtis Run
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bucks
Township Wrightstown, Upper Makefield, Solebury
Physical characteristics
Main source 210 feet (64 m)
40°17′56″N 75°0′21″W / 40.29889°N 75.00583°W / 40.29889; -75.00583
River mouth 102 feet (31 m)
40°19′21″N 74°58′32″W / 40.32250°N 74.97556°W / 40.32250; -74.97556
Length 2.47 miles (3.98 km)
Basin features
Progression Curls Run → Pidcock CreekDelaware RiverDelaware Bay
River system Delaware River
Bridges Township Line Road
Street Road
Slope 43.72 feet per mile (8.280 m/km)

Curls Run (Kirl, Kyrl, Carl, Curl) is a tributary of Pidcock Creek in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, part of the Delaware River drainage basin.

History

Curls Run was named for Thomas Kirl, an early landowner in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States, whose land was later purchased by Robert Smith in 1723. Other landowners along the creek were Harry Trego, Earl Daniels, John Hogan, Harvey R. Smith, William E. Smith, Charles R. Wentz, Charles W. Livezey, and Lettie A. Betts. It was first mentioned in 1789 in an agreement to set off land for a schoolhouse referred to as the 'Red Schoolhouse'. In the Atlas of Bucks County by E. P. Noll & Co. in 1891, it was referred to erroneously as 'Curtis Run'.

Statistics

Curls Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System of the U.S. Geological Survey on 1 April 1990 as identification number 1202642.

Course

Curls Run rises in Upper Makefield Township, just east of Pineville, starting out northeast, then turns to the north flowing through an unnamed pond, passing into Buckingham Township, then flowing to the northeast until it meets its confluence at Pidcock Creek's 3.21 river mile in Solebury Township.

Municipalities

Bridges and Crossings

  • Township Line Road
  • Street Road
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