Mill Creek is a tributary of Neshaminy Creek rising in Upper Southampton Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is one of at least six creeks in Bucks County bearing the same name. The upper portion of Mill Creek was formerly known as Broad Axe Creek.MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P243.
Statistics Mill Creek rises near the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 232 and Bristol Road in Upper Southampton, travels through the northern corner of Lower Southampton Township, then easterly through the lower part of Northampton Township where it meets Neshaminy Creek at the latter's 11.25 river mile.google.com, retrieved 24 June 2017 Mill Creek's drainage basin is approximately .http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazeetterOfStreams.pdf, Page 99
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection designation is 02519.
US Geological Survey designation is 1192933.
Tributaries Pine Run Ironworks Creek
Geology Appalachian Highlands Division Piedmont Province Gettysburg-Newark Lowland Section Stockton Formation Mill Creek lies in the Stockton Formation, a sedimentary layer of rock laid down during the Triassic. Mineralogy includes coarse-grained arkosic and other sandstone, shale, siltstone, and mudstone. Mill Creek meets the Neshaminy at the Fall Line between the Piedmont Province and the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Municipalities Northampton Township Lower Southampton Township Upper Southampton Township
Crossings and bridges http://www.nationalbridges.com/ , retrieved June, 2017The National Map, https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/, U.S. Geological Survey, retrieved 12 August 2018
Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed CoordinatesCherry Blossom Drive-------Pennsylvania Route 232 (North Second Street Pike) & Bristol Road-------Churchville Road4552321prestressed concrete lob box beam or girder2009-Rydal Lane-------Gravel Hill Road751112masonry long Arch-Deck1996-Bustletown Pike729921Concrete long slab1965-West Bristol Road-------Buck Road704522Prestressed concrete long box beam or girder19321984Bridgetown Pike-------
See also List of rivers of Pennsylvania List of rivers of the United States List of Delaware River tributaries
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