Hickory Creek (Delaware River tributary)

For other places known as Hickory Creek, see Hickory Creek.

Hickory Creek Hickory Run
Hickory Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Bucks
Township	Plumstead
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	40°24′17″N 75°4′26″W
• elevation	420 feet (130 m)
Mouth
• coordinates	40°25′11″N 75°3′45″W
• elevation	72 feet (22 m)
Length	1.17 miles (1.88 km)
Basin features
Progression	Hickory Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River system	Delaware River
Bridges	Wismer Road Tollgate Road Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road) Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division) and towpath
Slope	297.44 feet per mile (56.333 m/km)

Hickory Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.[1]

History

Hickory Creek's name was due to the abundance of hickory trees in the area. It was once regarded as the border between the villages of Point Pleasant and Lower Black Eddy.[2]

Statistics

Hickory Creek is located entirely within Plumstead Township, Pennsylvania. Its GNIS I.D. number is 1176953. Its watershed is 1.50 square miles (3.9 km^2), and meets at the Delaware River's 156.98 river mile. It rises at an elevation of 420 feet (130 m) and meets the Delaware at an elevation of 72 feet (22 m), resulting in an average slope of 297.44 feet per mile (56.333 m/km). Its U.S. Geological I.D. number is 3109.[3][4]

Course

Hickory rises near Tollgate Road, southeast of Ferry Road and flows northeast 1.17 miles (1.88 km) to the Delaware River.

Geology

• Appalachian Highlands Division
  • Piedmont Province
    • Piedmont Lowland Section
      • Diabase

Hickory Creek lies in a sliver of diabase rock which intruded into the Lockatong Formation of the Piedmont Lowland during the Jurassic and the Triassic, occurring as a sill of dense, dark gray to black and very fine grained, 90-95% labradorite and augite.

Crossings and Bridges

Crossing	NBI Number	Length	Lanes	Spans	Material/Design	Built	Reconstructed	Latitude	Longitude
Wismer Road	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tollgate Road	48538	12 metres (39 ft)	2	2	concrete culvert	1989	-	40°24'21"N	75°4'23"W
Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division) and towpath	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

See also

• List of rivers of the United States
• List of rivers of Pennsylvania
• List of Delaware River tributaries

References

1. "GNIS Feature Search". geonames.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
2. MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P190.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hickory Creek
4. paGazetteerOfStreams, lycomingedu, p105, I.D. 03109 (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-17, retrieved 2017-12-04