West Branch Neshaminy Creek | |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | West Branch Neshaminy Creek |
Pushpin Map Alt: | pushpin map showing location of West Branch Neshaminy Creek |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Montgomery Bucks |
Subdivision Type4: | Township |
Subdivision Name4: | Franconia Hatfield New Britain |
Subdivision Type5: | Borough |
Subdivision Name5: | Hatfield |
Length: | 8.01miles |
Source1 Elevation: | 340feet |
Mouth Elevation: | 240feet |
Progression: | West Branch Neshaminy Creek → Neshaminy Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
River System: | Delaware River |
Basin Size: | 25sqmi |
Basin Landmarks: | West Branch Park Kelly Park |
Tributaries Left: | Reading Creek |
Bridges: | Bergey Road Penn Avenue East Broad Street East Lincoln Avenue Chestnut Street East Vine Street Orvilla Road Line Lexington Road Pennsylvania Route 309 (Bethlehem Pike) County Line Road Schoolhouse Road |
Custom Label: | Slope |
Custom Data: | 12.48ft/mi |
West Branch Neshaminy Creek is one of two branches of the Neshaminy Creek, the other being the North Branch, part of the Delaware River watershed.[1] It is located in Bucks and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania.[2] [3]
West Bank Neshaminy Creek rises from an unnamed pond southeast of County Line Road between Church Street and East Township Line Road at an elevation of 340feet, flowing south for about 2.7miles where it meets an unnamed tributary from the left bank, then turns to the southeast for about 1.3miles where it meets a tributary from the right. Then it meanders to the east, then northeast, then southeast, picking up three more tributaries from the right and one from the left (Arrowhead Spring Creek) before meeting up with the North Branch to form the Neshaminy at an elevation of 240feet, total length of the branch is 8.01miles, resulting in an average slope of 12.48ft/mi.[4] The West Branch drains 25sqmi.
Crossing | NBI Number | Length | Lanes | Spans | Material/Design | Built | Reconstructed | Latitude | Longitude | |
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County Line Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
East Township Line Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Bergey Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Penn Avenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
East Broad Street | 27529 | 8m (26feet) | 2 | 2 | Masonry Arch-deck | - | - | 40°16'50.8"N | 75°17'53.62"W | |
East Lincoln Avenue | 42587 | 8.2m (26.9feet) | 2 | 2 | Masonry Arch-deck | - | - | 40°16'49"N | 75°17'51"W | |
Chestnut Street | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
East Vine Street | 27896 | 15m (49feet) | 2 | 1 | Prestressed concrete Box Beam or Girders - Multiple | 1986 | - | 40°16'36"N | 75°17'33"W | |
Orvilla Road | 27532 | 25m (82feet) | 2 | 3 | Masonry Arch-Deck | - | - | 40°17'1.7"N | 75°16'22.17"W | |
Line Lexington Road | 28020 | 12.8m (42feet) | 2 | - | Prestressed concrete Box Beam or Girders - Multiple | 1998 | - | 40°16'8"N | 75°16'19"W | |
Pennsylvania Route 309 (Bethlehem Pike) | 27400 | 23m (75feet) | 4 | 2 | Concrete Tee Beam | 1934 | 1963 | 40°16'24"N | 75°15'30.75"W | |
County Line Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Schoolhouse Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |