Mill Creek is one of the three tributaries of the
Neshaminy Creek
Neshaminy Creek is a United States Geological Survey. National Hydrography DatasetThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 stream that runs entirely through Bucks County, Pennsylvania, rising south of the borough of Chalfont, where its north a ...
bearing the name and one of six Mill Creeks in
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Bucks County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 646,538, making it the fourth-most populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Doylestown. The county is named after the Englis ...
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[MacReynolds, George, ''Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania'', Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P229.] Rising in
Doylestown Township
Doylestown Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 17,565 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. Adjacent to the Doylestown, Pennsylvania, county seat, many county offices and t ...
, Mill Creek runs about to its confluence at Neshaminy Creek's 36.40
river mile
A river mile is a measure of distance in miles along a river from its mouth. River mile numbers begin at zero and increase further upstream. The corresponding metric unit using kilometers is the river kilometer. They are analogous to vehicle road ...
.
Statistics
Mill Creek meets the Neshaminy Creek at the Neshaminy's 36.40 river mile. It drains a
Watershed of .The Geographic Name Information System I.D. is 1181119, U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02638.
Course
Rising near the intersection of Limekiln Pike (
Pennsylvania Route 152
Pennsylvania Route 152 (PA 152) is a state highway located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The route travels north–south from an interchange with PA 309 located in the Cedarbrook neighborhood of Cheltenham Township in ...
) and Stump Road from an unnamed pond, Mill Creek flows southeast for a very short distance whereupon it runs a little less than picking up two unnamed tributaries from the right, then for a very short distance it curls to the north where it meets the Neshaminy Creek.
Municipalities
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Bucks County
Bucks County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 646,538, making it the fourth-most populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Doylestown. The county is named after the English ...
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Doylestown Township
Doylestown Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 17,565 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. Adjacent to the Doylestown, Pennsylvania, county seat, many county offices and t ...
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Warrington Township
Crossings and Bridges
*Bristol Road - NBI Structure Number 7216, bridge is long, box beam or girders - single or spread, prestressed concrete, built in 1987.
*Pickertown Road - NBI Structure Number 7495, bridge is long, box beam or girders - multiple, prestressed concrete, built in 2004.
See also
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List of rivers of Pennsylvania
This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Delaware Bay
Chesapeake Bay
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List of rivers of the United States
The following list is a list of rivers of the United States.
Alphabetical listing
''Listings of the rivers in the United States by letter of the alphabet:''
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - ...
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List of Delaware River tributaries
The watershed of the Delaware River drains an area of and encompasses 42 counties and 838 municipalities in five U.S. states—New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware.Philadelphia Water Department"Moving from Assessment to Pr ...
References
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Rivers of Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Neshaminy Creek
Rivers of Bucks County, Pennsylvania