Wolf Run (Tohickon Creek tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Wolf Run
Wolf Run
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Bucks
Township	Bedminster
Physical characteristics
Main source	380 feet (120 m) 40°25′30″N 75°11′19″W / 40.42500°N 75.18861°W / 40.42500; -75.18861
River mouth	282 feet (86 m) 40°26′33″N 75°9′41″W / 40.44250°N 75.16139°W / 40.44250; -75.16139
Length	1.73 miles (2.78 km)
Basin features
Progression	Wolf Run → Tohickon Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River system	Delaware River
Basin size	1.16 square miles (3.0 km2)
Bridges	Creamery Road Haas Court Rolling Hills Road
Slope	56.65 feet per mile (10.729 m/km)

Deep Run is a tributary of the Tohickon Creek in Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the United States.

Statistics

Wolf Run lies entirely within Bedminster Township. Its GNIS identification number is 1191669, its Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources identification number is 03141. Its length is 1.73 feet (0.53 m), its watershed is 1.16 square miles (3.0 km²), rising at an elevation of 380 feet (120 m). It reaches its confluence at the Tohickon Creek's 7.90 river mile, at an elevation of 282 feet (86 m), only about 200 feet (61 m) downstream of where Mink Run and Deer Run reach the Tohickon. The average slope is 56.65 feet per mile (10.729 m/km)

Course

Wolf Run rises in Bedminster Township north of Pennsylvania Route 113 (Bedminster Road) near the village of Bedminster and is northeast oriented in a relatively straight course to the Tohickon Creek.

Geology

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

Wolf Run lies within the Brunswick Formation in the Newark Basin laid down during the Jurassic and the Triassic. Rocks includes mudstone, siltstone, and reddish-brown, green, and brown shale. Mineralogy includes red and dark-gray argillite and hornfels.

Crossings and Bridges

• Rolling Hills Road
• Haas Court
• Creamery Road