Houghs Creek, also spelled Hough's Creek, is a tributary of the Delaware River in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, contained wholly within Upper Makefield Township.
History Houghs Creek is named for the first settler on the creek, Richard Hough. It is shown on the Homes map of 1682-1684 as flowing through the Hough tract, but his name was spelled as 'Richard Huffe'.MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, p. 199
Statistics Houghs Creek was added to the Geographic Names Information System database of the U.S. Geological Survey as identification number 1192637 on 2 August 1979. The Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Stream identifies Houghs Creek as number 02958.
Course Houghs Creek is the most southerly stream in Upper Makefield Township, beginning from the southwest side of the township at an elevation of , it flows generally eastward, receiving three unnamed tributaries from the right bank before reaching its confluence at the Delaware's 140.60 river mile at an elevation of , resulting in an average slope of ., about below Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.
Municipalities Bucks County Upper Makefield Township
Crossings and bridges Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed LatitudeLongitude Woodland Road--------- Creamery Road--------- Highland Road--------- Old Dolington Road764711steel stringer/multi-beam or girder1940198540°16'55.8"N74°53'52.1"W Pennsylvania Route 532 (Washington Crossing Road)705121continuous concrete stringer/multi-beam or girder1910192840°17'2.7"N74°52'55.78"W Taylorsville Road731821concrete tee beam1941-40°16'52.6"N74°51'57.7"W Delaware Canal aqueduct and towpath--------- Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road)678721concrete arch deck1933-40°16'37.8"N74°51'34"W
See also List of rivers of Pennsylvania List of rivers of the United States List of Delaware River tributaries
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