Pine Run (North Branch Neshaminy Creek tributary) facts for kids

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Pine Run
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Bucks
Township	New Britain Buckingham Plumstead
Borough	Chalfont
Physical characteristics
Main source	340 feet (100 m) 40°21′53″N 75°6′0″W / 40.36472°N 75.10000°W / 40.36472; -75.10000
River mouth	249 feet (76 m) 40°17′20″N 75°12′12″W / 40.28889°N 75.20333°W / 40.28889; -75.20333
Length	7.84 miles (12.62 km)
Basin features
Progression	Pine Run → North Branch Neshaminy Creek → Neshaminy Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River system	Delaware River
Basin size	11.7 square miles (30 km2)
Landmarks	Pine Run Dam Allohaken Park North Branch Park Pine Valley Covered Bridge
Bridges	See table
Slope	11.61 feet per mile (2.199 m/km)

Pine Run is a tributary of the North Branch Neshaminy Creek, part of the Delaware River watershed. Pine Run flows entirely in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, rising in Plumstead Township, passing through Buckingham Township and New Britain Township, meeting its confluence with the North Branch in the Borough of Chalfont.

History

Pine Run powered two of the earliest mills in central Bucks County; Dyers Mill at Dyerstown and Butler Mill at Chalfont.

Statistics

The watershed of Pine Run is 11.70 square miles (30.3 km²), its confluence is at the North Branch Neshaminy Creek's 0.45 river mile. The Geographic Name Information System I.D. is 1183891, U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02790.

Course

Rising from an unnamed pond near Landisville in Plumstead Township at an elevation of 340 feet (100 m), it flows to the southwest through Buckingham Township where it meets the Pine Run Dam and lake, then through New Britain Township, then finally into the Borough of Chalfont where it meets with the North Branch of the Neshaminy at an elevation of 249 feet (76 m). Pine Run has a total length of 7.84 miles (12.62 km) resulting in an average slope of 11.61 feet per mile (2.199 m/km).

Geology

• Appalachian Highlands Division
  • Piedmont Province
    • Gettysburg-Newark Lowland Section
      • Stockton Formation
      • Lockatong Formation

Pine Run flows within the Stockton Formation, bedrock laid down during the Triassic, consisting of arkosic sandstone, sandstone, shale, siltstone, and mudstone. Then as it enters Chalfont, it enters the Lockatong Formation, also from the Triassic, consisting of argillite, black shale, limestone, and shale.

Municipalities

• Bucks County
  • Borough of Chalfont
  • New Britain Township
  • Buckingham Township
  • Plumstead Township

Crossings and Bridges