Core Creek (Neshaminy Creek tributary)
Core Creek is a tributary of the Neshaminy Creek in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Rising in Lower Makefield Township, it flows in the Stockton Formation until it meets its confluence with the Neshaminy in Middletown Township. At one time it powered seven mills along its length.
Statistics
The watershed of Core Creek is approximately, part of the Delaware River watershed, and meets at the Neshaminy Creek's 14.30 river mile.The Geographic Names Information System I.D. is 1172452.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey I.D. is 02543.
History
An old document in the Library of the Bucks County Historical Society at one time dated "the 3 day of ye 7th month of 1696," the report of a jury appointed by the Court of Bucks County to lay out "a road from new towne to ye ferry at Gilbert Wheeler's." At one time there were seven mills along the creek.Course
Core Creek rises in the northwestern portion of Lower Makefield Township, oriented east, the southeast, then is oriented southwest for some distance, passing into Middletown Township until it passes through Core Creek Park as it passes through Lake Luxembourg, created in 1975. After the lake, it continues southwest until it meets with the Neshaminy Creek.Geology
- Atlantic Plain
- *Piedmont Province
- **Gettysburg-Newark Lowland Section
- ***Stockton Formation
Municipalities
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- *Middletown Township
- *Lower Makefield Township
Crossings and Bridges
| Crossing | NBI Number | Length | Lanes | Spans | Material/Design | Built | Reconstructed | Latitude | Longitude |
| Pennsylvania Route 413 | 40951 | 3 | 1 | Prestressed box beam or girders-multiple | 2000 | - | 40°11'26.6"N | 74°55'36"W | |
| Park Road | |||||||||
| Woodbourne Road | 7245 | 2 | 1 | Prestressed concrete box beam or girder-single or spread | 1976 | - | 40°12'42.2"N | 74°54'26.89"W | |
| Pennsylvania Route 332 | 7007 | 4 | 1 | Prestressed concrete stringer/multi-beam or girder | 1990 | - | 40°13'54"N | 74°54'6"W | |
| Lindenhurst Road | 7307 | 2 | 1 | Prestressed concrete box beam or girders-single or spread | 1966 | - | 40°14'7.8"N | 74°53'46.5"W | |
| Quarry Road | |||||||||
| Woodside Road | |||||||||
| Lindenhurst Road | 41240 | 2 | 2 | Culvert | 2001 | - | 40°15'24.5"N | 74°53'50.48"W | |
| Pennsylvania Route 532 |