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Ironworks Creek
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bucks County
Township Northampton Township
Physical characteristics
Main source Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
40°13′15″N 75°00′45″W / 40.22083°N 75.01250°W / 40.22083; -75.01250
River mouth Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
69 ft (21 m)
40°10′18″N 74°59′14″W / 40.17167°N 74.98722°W / 40.17167; -74.98722
Basin features
Basin size 6.33 sq mi (16.4 km2)
Ironworks Creek is located in Earth
Ironworks Creek
Ironworks Creek
Location in Earth
Ironworks Creek is located in the United States
Ironworks Creek
Ironworks Creek
Location in the United States
Ironworks Creek is located in Pennsylvania
Ironworks Creek
Ironworks Creek
Location in Pennsylvania

Ironworks Creek is a tributary of Mill Creek in Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, part of the Neshaminy Creek, and of the Delaware River watersheds.

Statistics

Rising near Richboro, Ironworks creek flows in a generally south and southeasterly course passing through Springfield Lake finally meeting its confluence at Mill Creek's 1.90 river mile, its watershed is approximately 6.33 square miles (16.4 km2).

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection designation is 02526.
US Geological Survey designation is 1192672.

Tributaries

Ironworks Creek has three unnamed tributaries, one of which joins within the Churchville Reservoir, a lake constructed in 1942 by damming up a section of the creek. The Churchville Nature Center, a facility of the Bucks County Parks and Recreation that operates a 55 acre environmental education center and nature preserve adjacent to the reservoir, works on protecting the 700+ acres of the watershed formed around the Ironworks Creek.

Geology

Ironworks Creek lies within the Stockton Formation, a sedimentary layer of rock laid down during the Triassic. Mineralogy includes sandstone, arkosic sandstone, siltstone, shale, and mudstone.

Municipalities

The stream and it tributaries lie wholly within Northampton Township.

Crossings and Bridges

Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed Latitude Longitude
Pennsylvania Route 532 (Buck Road) - - - - - - - - -
Chinquapin Road 7208 15 metres (49 ft) 2 1 Prestressed concrete Box Beam or Girder 1966 2015 40°10'25.6"N 74°59'22"W
Lower Holland Road 7631 33.1 metres (109 ft) 2 1 Cast-in-place concrete Stringer/Multi-beam or girder 1952 - 40°11'54.5"N 75°0'39.3"W
Bustleton Pike - - - - - - - - -
Willow Road 7629 9 metres (30 ft) 2 1 Prestressed concrete Box Beam or Girders 1962 1977 40°11'59.66"N 75°0'43.5"W
Tanyard Road - - - - - - - - -
Second Street Pike - - - - - - - - -
Pennsylvania Route 332 (Almshouse Road) - - - - - - - - -
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