Biles Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Bucks |
Township | Falls |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 40°11′21″N 74°45′33″W / 40.18917°N 74.75917°W |
• elevation | 7 feet (2.1 m) |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°10′22″N 74°44′13″W / 40.17278°N 74.73694°W |
• elevation | 7 feet (2.1 m) |
Length | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
Basin size | 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Biles Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
River system | Delaware River |
Biles Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Named for William Biles, who purchased the island later known as Biles Island, consisting of 309 acres (125 ha). Biles arrived in Bucks County on 12 June 1679, three years before the arrival of William Penn.[1]