Deep Run is a tributary of Tohickon Creek which is located in Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
History Deep Run was so named by the first Irish settlers because it was deep compared to its width. The removal of trees at one time and erosion has lessened its depth.
The Deep Run Mennonite Church and Deep Run Presbyterian Church are located in the Deep Run Valley. The Deep Run schoolhouse dates to 1746 when land was deeded to the Mennonites for this purpose, the structure was a log building. It was first used as a meeting house, then when a second structure was built as a meeting house, the first one became a schoolhouse. It was torn down in 1842. The second schoolhouse was built circa 1844. German was taught exclusively until 1850.MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P97.
Statistics Deep Run's GNIS identification number is 1173073, the Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams identification number is 03125. The watershed is , and it meets its confluence at the Tohickon Creek's 6.10 river mile. The headwaters of the stream is at an elevation of and the mouth is at an elevation of , resulting in a slope of .http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf , page 52.
Course Deep Run rises just over a half mile south of Dublin west of Pennsylvania Route 313 (Dublin Pike) and is northeast oriented for a short distance where it turns northwest for about a mile, then turns again northeast until it meets with Tohickon Creek near Randts Mill, about a mile from Pipersville.
Geology Appalachian Highlands Division Piedmont Province Gettysburg-Newark Lowland Section Brunswick Formation Deep Run lies in a band of the Brunswick Formation in the Newark basin formed during the Jurassic and Triassic. Consisting of mudstone, siltstone, reddish-brown shale and some green and some brown shale. Mineralogy includes argillite and hornfels.
Crossings Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed LatitudeLongitude Pennsylvania Route 313 (South Dublin Pike)--------- Smith School Road--------- Scott Road4528922Steel culvert, bituminous surface1977200740°22'60"N75°11'15"W Deep Run Road435742-Concrete culvert2006-40°22'60"N75°11'18"W Stone Bridge Road--------- Irish Meetinghouse Road707723continuous steel stringer/multi-beam or girder1950200840°26'2"N75°8'28"W Hill Road--------- Kellers Church Road451312-Prestressed concrete box beam or girders-multiple, concrete cast-in-place deck, monolithic concrete surface2009-40°24'45"N75°10'32"W Quarry Road--------- Rolling Hills Road--------- Pennsylvania Route 611 (Easton Road)707723Continuous steel stringer mult-beam or girder, concrete cast-in-place deck1950200840°26'2"N75°8'28"W
See also List of rivers of the United States List of rivers of Pennsylvania List of Delaware River tributaries
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